Ticks are around all year but most active in the warmer months. Taking to the outdoors as the weather warms this summer? You should be prepared for ticks. The Centers for Disease Control and ...

No one wants to worry about summer illnesses, but there are certain diseases that spread in the warm weather because of tick bites. “Ticks themselves are not particularly dangerous to humans, it’s ...

Ticks are perhaps scary for their bloodsucking nature, and there are quite a few other insects that look like them. However, those insects are quite different.

Spending time outdoors means exposure to bugs like ticks and Macomb County health officials are sounding the alarm when it comes to protecting yourself against the parasites. Officials say ticks are ...

A serene family outing just turned into a medical emergency for Swedish mom Alessandra Paiusco. After a morning of berry-picking, she was shocked to discover a tick attached to her 1-year-old daughter ...

Summer is synonymous with fun outdoor activities like barbeques, lawn games, hikes and gardening. But it also can mean unwanted pests like mosquitoes and ticks. Employing a few preventative strategies ...

Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...

There is an increasing need for signs such the one seen here at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York, warning of ticks. (Photo by James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty ...

Now that the weather is less oppressive, Floridians will be spending more time outdoors. That can mean more exposure to ticks and tick-borne diseases. But a lot depends on where you live and what kind ...

BILLINGS – A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme disease – the most common disease spread by ticks in the United States, estimated ...

Adult blacklegged ticks can be active throughout the winter whenever temperatures are above freezing and there is no snow cover. The rebound of forests and deer populations in Pennsylvania has created ...