Stephanie Gorecki’s 9-year-old son had spent the day playing outside in their Illinois suburb. That night, May 4, after he ...

Finding a tick can cause panic, especially if it's attached to your skin. One common reaction is actually the most dangerous ...

Tick bites can look very different from person to person, Dr. Melissa Levoska, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, tells TODAY.com.

Similar to compost, leaf litter and other plant debris can make appealing homes for ticks. "Leaf piles and brush debris ...

Bug Bite Thing is taking its tick-related offerings to the next level with a comprehensive tick testing service powered by ...

From saliva to hunting strategies, ticks use a range of tactics that affect how quickly they can spread disease.

Tick-related hospital visits typically peak in May. This May, tick bites accounted for 134 out of every 100,000 ER visits, ...

However, the tick has to carry the bacteria to give you Lyme disease. Not all ticks carry the bacteria. According to the Global Lyme Alliance, anywhere from under 1% to over 50% of black-legged ...

Recent lab data indicate higher tick activity this season in Texas than in years past. The director of UNTHSC's tick-borne ...