The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

Getting a tick bite doesn't automatically spell medical emergency, but it is important to know what to do next.

The NHS has issued guidance over a bacterial illness that's especially prevalent between April and July. The infection is ...

What do tick bites look like and what other symptoms may develop? Tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), for example, cause a distinct circular rash and flu ...

The infection is almost exclusively passed to humans through the bite of a parasite, which is crucial to remove quickly ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

A bacterial infection that's especially prevalent between April and July can spread to the heart in severe cases ...

Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary ... a medical professional comes if you start to see a rash developing around the bite, especially if it's the kind of bullseye pattern associated ...