Doctors explain everything you need to know about Lyme disease and what to do if you find a tick attached to your skin.

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 ...

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

“bites from infected ticks are responsible for about half a million new illnesses each year in the U.S. And those numbers are rising.” While Tick-Borne Conditions United notes that Lyme ...

Therefore, diagnosis in the early phase is frequently based on symptoms and the likelihood of a deer tick bite. Early detection means early treatment when the disease is most effectively controlled ...

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

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.