Folk methods for removing ticks are usually bunk for one of a few reasons. Either they aim to induce the tick to detach with ...

Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from the black-legged tick (a.k.a. deer tick, Ixodes scapularis). According to Purdue Medical Entomology, the ...

You can get Lyme disease when a tick bites you, spreading a specific type of bacteria. Dr. Bobbi Pritt, a pathologist who specializes in the laboratory diagnosis of vector-borne and parasitic ...

Non-foods that can cause ... Those parts don't transmit Lyme disease, but it's not ideal. Don't squeeze or crush the tick while it's still on the bite or after it's been removed.

As the risk of Lyme disease increases with the warmer weather, Dartmouth scientists, medical experts and students share their ...

Lyme disease is the fastest-grown vector-borne illness in the United States, with over 476,000 new cases annually, according to the Global Lyme Alliance, a national not-for-profit organization whose ...

Two more kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies than previously thought. See the new species, learn where all 3 live, ...