Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in the United States. There is no vaccine to protect against it in humans. Biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and Valne ...

It can be jarring to get a tick bite, especially when the pest is still attached. But there is a right and wrong way to ...

The Indiana Health Department says use repellents, avoid grassy areas, and scan yourself and your pets for ticks after ...

If you’ve spent more than half a minute in the woods in warmer weather, you are well aware that ticks suck. These multi-legged parasitic arachnids literally suck the blood of their chosen hosts, ...

Before your next hike or picnic, make sure you know how to protect your family and pets.

You probably can't keep every tick off your property, but there are ways to deter them — which could help reduce the risk of ...

You probably won’t see a tick as it clings to a blade of grass, but it can see you. The tiny parasites are opportunists that spend their days waiting for humans, dogs, and other mammals to brush ...

Tick season seems to be off to a fast start, with an unusually high number of bites already reported across the country.

A warmer-than-average winter has given the disease-riddled insects a change to breed in record numbers — and they're "booming ...