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 ...

If you're lucky, you may catch the tick before it has a chance to bite your dog. Remove ticks quickly. The sooner you remove a tick, the less chance they have of spreading disease.

Emergency room visits for tick bites this year are at the highest levels since 2019, especially in the Northeast, according ...

Ticks live in North Carolina year-round, and can transmit serious illnesses such as Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis, Rocky ...

If your dog has been infected, these antibodies start to develop between two to five weeks after the tick bite. At this time, your dog might not even be showing any symptoms of Lyme disease.

If you regularly walk in a high-risk tick area (grassy woodland), ask your vet about vaccinating your dog. “It gives added protection against Lyme disease on top of regular tick treatment for ...

According to the CDC, emergency room visits for tick bites in the Northeast are at their highest levels in at least five years.

The Indiana State Board of Animal Health (BOAH) stated that certain tick-borne diseases can be spread to dogs. “Tick bites can cause a localized reaction, including skin damage, inflammation and ...

During the height of tick season in 2024, emergency departments saw 112 tick bites per 100,000 visits—the highest level since May 2019, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

ER tick bite reporting in the Northeast hit 53 visits for tick bites per 100,000 ER visits in March. That's above the March average of about 48 tick bites per 100,000 visits during the prior nine ...