These parasites thrive in warm, moist areas of the body.While most tick bites are harmless, some ticks carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans through their bites, leading to various symptoms ...

Most people are familiar with blacklegged (deer) ticks and their ability to transmit Lyme disease. However, the lone star tick is an aggressive tick species that is becoming more common in the U.S ...

Alicia Tucker suffers from alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a type of allergy that is passed to humans via a single, tiny vector: ...