"Tick removal need not be complicated but is best ... and thoroughly clean the tool. Monitor the site of the tick bite for a ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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