Send ticks packing by clearing away their favorite foods and habitats, and adopting repellents and landscaping techniques ...

In a data analysis, Alleghany residents were about 25 times more likely to contract Lyme disease, and Watauga residents were ...

Ticks and the diseases they carry are only becoming more common. But new treatments and vaccines might not be too far off.

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.

WORCESTER ― The number of ticks in Massachusetts is increasing, according to some experts, and that means the risk of ...

“If you’re out all day long, try to do a quick check for ticks every few hours,” said Bobbi Pritt at the Mayo Clinic. “When ...

Ticks are most active in summer, the same time people also flock to the woods and prairies where the creatures live.

A tick bite can look like a red, swollen area on your skin. There may also be a bull's eye around the bite. Sometimes, the ...

It’s not just the hiking trail where you need to worry about ticks. These arthropods are now a problem in major cities—and they've brought disease with them.

Visits to the Emergency Room for tick bites this summer are higher than usual. Here’s how you can protect yourself.

Ticks, like mosquitos, need to feed on blood. But instead of a quick prick, they are slow feeders – with hooked mouth parts that attach into the skin of deer, rabbits, dogs and people. There are ...

Ticks, like mosquitos, need to feed on blood. But instead of a quick prick, they are slow feeders – with hooked mouth parts that attach into the skin of deer, rabbits, dogs and people. There are ...