Scientists at the Medical University of Vienna have advanced understanding of the mechanism of infection behind Lyme ...

Ticks are some of Earth’s most effective disease vectors. They can connect humans and domestic animals to diseases that ...

A WOMAN lost great chunks of her hair after being bitten by a tick. The 28-year-old initially noticed strands falling out around the site of the bite on the top of her head. But one month later ...

Disease surveillance and genomic analyses in northeast China identifies the emerging tick-borne Yezo virus in 2% of 988 ...

Twenty-one blacklegged ticks were submitted to the Thunder Bay District Health Unit between the end of September and the end ...

Biting was the name of the game for Tyson on Friday night, as the 58-year-old showed off a unique tick of nibbling on his ...

The tiny parasite is found along the eastern coast of Australia and is most active from September to March, but is active ...

Do daily tick checks and wear insect repellent. Not only check your own body for ticks, but check your pets for ticks, too.

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

During that time she visited a number of beaches. The study, Tick Bite on a Beach: An Atypical habitat for the tick, published in this month's Irish Medical Journal, points out that the woman ...

While a bite is generally harmless, it is possible that ticks carry and transmit diseases to humans. Stack the odds in your favour by knowing how to reduce the likelihood of a bite, and how to safely ...

When these ticks bite a dog or a cat, they inject a toxin that causes paralysis and can be fatal if left untreated. Even if you don't live in an area with paralysis ticks, it still pays to protect ...