While ticks may not be on your mind during winter, they probably should be. Here's why you should practice tick safety, even ...

Here’s a look at how deer ticks have spread across the U.S. since 1996. While Lyme disease is most prevalent in the ...

According to some sources, the 32-mile sliver of land boasts the highest density of deer ticks of any national park area in the eastern US. The doctor ordered a blood test for Lyme disease ...

If you develop these symptoms, consult your physician. Lyme Disease: Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium called a spirochete. This bacterium is carried in the gut of the ...

The deer tick is the only species known to transmit Borrelia mayoni and B. burgdorferi, the bacteria that cause Lyme disease.

A peaceful walk with her dog led to Sandra Issa acquiring a tick bite — and, ultimately, to her having to stay away from red ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) records about 30,000 cases of Lyme disease each year. But researchers think the actual number of infections might be closer to 300,000 Produced ...

Warmer weather means people get more active, and so do deer ticks. They're most common in the mid-Atlantic and the Northeastern US. And unfortunately, they can carry Lyme disease. If you think you ...

Deer butchers and hunters processing their own deer share that whitetail deer harvests are coming in with extremely high counts of deer ticks. One local butcher friend of mine counted more than 60 ...

Lyme disease can also be tricky to diagnose ... re likely to have been exposed to blacklegged ticks. Also known as deer ticks, the insects are local to the northeast and have spread southward ...

Starting in January, the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit will stop accepting ticks from people trying to determine if they’re at risk for Lyme disease.