More than 89,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the CDC in 2023, but the agency says many more cases aren't reported.

As Virginians head outdoors during warmer weather, an emergency medicine physician with Virginia Tech is spreading awareness about tick bite prevention and treatment.

Three ticks, confirmed to be of the blacklegged variety and commonly known as deer ticks, were found last year in Dawson and ...

Sunshine and warmer temperatures mean more time outside, but a pest about the size of a sesame seed can bring a halt to the ...

Check yourself - and your pets - for ticks regularly after you’ve been outside or on a walk or hike. They like to hide near the hairline, ears, neck, under arms or around the groin. Check between ...

Even when you have a classic bullseye rash, the GP often diagnoses it as ... mostly from the black legged "deer" tick. Many hikers carry tweezers specifically to pull out any ticks found embedded ...

(Deer tick adults are about the size of a sesame ... according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). First, while a bullseye rash is usually a sign of Lyme disease, people ...

Deer ticks that can carry Lyme disease are very tiny, as shown here scaled on a dime in their various 24 months of life stages. Photo courtesy of CDC With hunting season in full swing, the threat of ...

Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPPHS) officials are alerting the public about the recent identification of a tick new to Montana known as Ixodes scapularis, commonly referred ...

MDC notes three types of ticks common in Missouri, including the Lone Star Tick, American Dog Tick and Deer Tick ... flu-like symptoms or bullseye-shaped rashes could develop.

A bullseye rash is rarely itchy or painful and may ... Contact a healthcare provider anytime a tick bite from a Lyme ...