Deer ticks that can carry Lyme disease are very tiny, as shown here scaled on a dime in their various 24 months of life stages. Photo courtesy of CDC With hunting season in full swing, the threat of ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its TickEncounter ...

Acting fast after a tick bite can lower your risk of developing Lyme disease. You just finished a satisfying summer hike or wrapped up a weekend of yard work when you spot a tick clinging to your ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A Cedarville University student says a tiny tick – no bigger than ¼” — changed the course of his life.

This year, people are seeking emergency care for tick bites in the highest level since 2017, according to data from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and reported cases of Lyme ...

In late April, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert notifying health care providers that tick bite-related emergency room visits were increasing in our state. Perhaps more ...

Over the past several years, we’ve all learned more about the potentially dangerous consequences of being bitten by a tick. And since May’s supposed to represent the first month when winter-bound New ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, this summer looks to be the worst tick season in recent years. By July 6, the number of emergency department visits for tick bites had ...

About six years ago when Larry Schubert heard a tick bite can cause a red meat allergy, he didn’t believe it. “There’s no way,” he said. Then, four years ago, he got a bite from a lone star tick while ...

One of the most dangerous myths surrounding winter is that it is the one time of year you do not have to worry about ticks.

Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing seasonal allergies this week. They’re also seeing rashes from outdoor exposures and viral upper respiratory illness. WellSpan Pediatric Medicine ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...