PORTLAND (WGME) -- Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not consistently cold enough to reduce their numbers.

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Sea lice bites are an itchy rash caused by jellyfish larvae that get ... Symptoms include itching, burning, and raised bumps that can worsen with scratching. Rinsing off after swimming and changing ...

Sand fly bites can be painful and itchy with discolored bumps and blisters ... Unlike other insect bites, ticks can embed themselves in a person’s skin. Remove the tick immediately to reduce ...

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can spread to humans if a tick carrying the bacteria bites a person ... then develop smaller patches or tiny bumps on their skin. Experts do not know ...

Lyme disease is an illness caused by a bacteria transmitted through tick bites. In the United States, Lyme disease is most common in the northeast, mid-Atlantic, and north-central states.

Mosquito bites are itchy bumps that occur after female mosquitoes puncture the skin to feed on your blood, which helps them produce eggs. When they feed, they inject saliva into your skin.

SurreyLive has made a list of 27 wonderful walks to tick off with the family ... Terrace and stop at a cute café for a hot drink and bite to eat. Read more. Located just outside Woking, this ...

Green, a now-retired recreational therapy professor, shared that he suffered from the allergy, which usually begins with the bite of the lone star tick. This type of tick, named because of its ...

Tick-borne Encephalitis (TBE), a virus that spreads through tick bites similarly to Lyme disease, has the potential to cause severe long-term health issues. The disease has been prevalent in parts ...