The doctor ordered a blood test for Lyme disease, a tick-borne bacterial infection typically associated with a skin rash, which can lead to a variety of severe symptoms including arthritis and ...

Medically reviewed by Susan Bard, MD Learning what a tick bite looks like is essential because you can’t rely on seeing the ...

A Bozeman hunter’s bird dog has alerted health officials to the possibility that the tick that carries Lyme disease – the ...

A common symptom of Lyme disease is a bullseye-shaped rash. However, many other conditions may cause a similar rash, including ringworm, fixed drug reactions, and allergic reactions to insect bites.

Lyme disease spreads through a bite from an infected blacklegged tick, and symptoms include headache, fever, and a "target" skin rash. Learn more about Lyme disease and how to prevent it.

One of the first tell-tale symptoms of Lyme disease is a skin rash at the site of the bite, which typically looks like a bull's eye on a dart board. Known as erythema migrans, it usually develops ...

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Symptoms of early localized Lyme disease typically include a low-grade fever and a rash. About 70-80% of people with Lyme disease get an erythema migrans (EM) rash. An EM rash is an oval or ...

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks. An “early symptom” can be a circular or oval shape rash around a tick bite, said the NHS. The rash usually ...

Does the rise in diseases like Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever mean tick populations are on the rise? Are there eco-friendly ways to control ticks?

Does Lyme disease pose a threat here in the UK? And if so, what precautions should we be taking to avoid the tick-borne illness? We asked the experts. Miranda Hart is the latest celebrity to speak ...

BlueArc Biosciences has been a winner in all three phases so far of the LymeX Diagnostics Prize competition as it works on ‘a better’ diagnostic test ...