Ticks don’t just go away in the winter. Ticks can be active anytime the temperature is above freezing, and research shows that tick-borne diseases are on the rise in people and dogs. According to the ...

Texas is ranked third in the country for states with the worst ticks, according to a new ranking from Terminix. Ticks are the most active during spring and summer months. As people spend more time ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — As tick season is well underway in Fort Leonard Wood, medical professionals at the General Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital are urging the community to protect themselves ...

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- A child in Allegheny County is out of the hospital and recovering at home after being diagnosed with a "rare" disease transmitted by ticks, Allegheny County health officials said.

Researchers say they believe they've documented the first known death from alpha-gal syndrome — a red meat allergy caused by tick bites. The findings, by researchers at the University of Virginia ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist's weekly newsletter. On a blisteringly hot, sunny day this summer, Emory University researcher Arabella Lewis made her way through the ...

The lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum) is about 5 mm in length or less, light reddish-brown with a central white spot on the back of most of the adults. The brown tick (Rhipicephalus sanguineus) is ...

If you notice an abundance of ticks in your yard and your grass is cut short, you may have another problem on your hands -- ...