A woman in Maine developed a dangerous meat allergy after a black-legged tick bite—prompting the CDC to rethink which ticks can trigger alpha-gal syndrome. A decade of cases suggests the threat is ...

Medically reviewed by Daniel More, MD Key Takeaways Check your skin for ticks if you've been in wooded or grassy areas ...

Deep in their bellies, ticks carry diseases like Lyme Disease, ehrlichiosis, and Rocky Spotted Mountain Fever.

Warm weather in New Jersey means more time spent enjoying the great outdoors and, increasingly, more time spent in the emergency room for a tick-borne illness. Bites from ticks are responsible for ...

With summer season on, tick season begins—ushering in a new wave of concern for emerging infectious diseases. Among them is the Powassan virus (POWV), a rare but deadly tick-borne illness that ...

The nonnative species from Europe, Latin America and Eastern Africa reached the United States by latching on to travelers, a study by researchers in the state shows, offering clues about how ticks ...