Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

Tick-borne viruses are becoming an increasingly common problem because of rising temperatures and changing climates that are creating ideal environments for the arachnids to thrive, and scientists ...

Ticks are back in season, and Ohio has more of them than ever before. While these blood-sucking insects don't deliver painful bites, they can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, viruses, and other ...

Isabella Cueto covers the leading causes of death and disability: chronic diseases. Her focus includes autoimmune conditions and diseases of the lungs, kidneys, liver (and more). She writes about ...

These tiny, innumerable arachnids—known as ticks—can be hard to spot, but their bite can lead to several serious medical conditions in humans, such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and ...

One of the biggest headaches for livestock farmers are ticks because of the diseases they transmit. Ticks spread vector-borne diseases some of which are zoonotic (can be spread from animals to humans) ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A parasite that can transmit Lyme disease to humans and pets is currently in the midst of its most active season in Ohio. Ticks, parasites that feed on the blood of humans and ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

Lone Star ticks are vectors for several diseases, including alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause a red-meat allergy in humans. In 2012, Alicia Tucker was ready to be induced to deliver her third child ...

Beret Leone is a native Minnesotan who joined the WCCO team as a reporter in September 2022 - and she's thrilled be back home in the Twin Cities! Beret grew up in Chaska and graduated from Bethel ...

A new survey reveals that farmers in the U.S. Northeast face rising tick exposure and increasing risks from tick-borne ...

As people with α-gal syndrome seek to boost awareness, researchers are looking to harness the molecule for new therapies ...