A detailed DNA sequence analysis of the tick showed it may have been carrying Lyme disease or relapsing fever, another ...

Lyme disease is one of the most prevalent ... the warming climate has also made more of the country suitable for the ticks ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while up to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

The type of tick most commonly known to carry the bacterium that causes Lyme disease has been identified in eastern Montana, according to new National Institutes of Health (NIH) research. […] ...

Not all ticks carry Lyme, so being bitten by one doesn’t automatically mean you’ve got the disease. According to the latest government data, on average around 2.5%-5.1% of ticks in England and ...

Ticks are external parasites that live on the outside of their host. They survive by first biting and then feeding on blood.

Switzerland has experienced a particularly mild winter, with temperatures frequently 2 degrees above long term averages. This ...

The most common symptoms are sudden high fever, tiredness, major muscle aches, severe headache, and, in some cases, a rash (similar to the symptoms of Lyme Disease). Symptoms usually appear 3 to 16 ...

Spring officially starts on March 20, bringing with it blooming flowers and sunny skies - as well as seasonal illnesses.

There’s an epidemic of tick-transmitted Lyme disease, with some estimates putting the number of people diagnosed and treated in the U.S. at 476,000 people a year, according to the Centers for ...