Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks, and while it is treatable, it is much ...

If you find a tick attached to yourself or your companion animal, please follow these steps to safely remove it: Use clean, fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick as close to the skin’s surface as ...

Avoid using tweezers if possible. “Unless you know what you’re doing, only remove ticks using a special tick remover tool, ...

A small spider-like tick next to various tick removal tools How To Reduce The Likelihood Of Tick Bites Prevention is better than cure, so where possible it’s a good idea to take steps to avoid being ...

This partnership comes at a critical time when tick populations are rising, and the incidence of tick-borne diseases, including Lyme disease, is rapidly increasing across the United States. Both ...

Sameer Vohra, said in a statement. "Anyone who spends time in wooded areas or brush, including hunters, should be sure to check for ticks every few hours and remove any that you find." Vohra continued ...

A MUM battling a chronic illness has shared how she passed the disease on to her daughter while pregnant. Kirstie Haysman, 36, had been suffering debilitating muscle and joint pain for almost a ...

The first tick in Illinois to test positive for a rare bacteria was discovered in Lake County, the Illinois Department of ...

IDPH announced that the state’s active tick surveillance system has discovered the first tick in the state to test positive ...

After being outdoors, conduct thorough tick checks on your body, focusing on hidden areas like the armpits and behind the knees. Showering within two hours of outdoor activities can help remove ...