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

Lyme disease can result from the bite of a black-legged tick that is carrying the bacterium. In the early stages of the disease, many people develop a rash. The medical term for this distinctive ...

Lyme disease, spread by infected ticks, starts with flu-like symptoms but can lead to serious neurological, heart, and joint ...

April is the start of tick season. The little pests start coming out as soon as the weather gets warm. Let's start out with an interesting fact: ticks are not insects. They're actually part of the ...

NewsCenter 5's Maria Stephanos spoke with Dr. Simone Wildes, an Infectious Disease Specialist at South Shore Health, to learn ...

New research from the CDC is exposing surprising new culprits behind a growing meat allergy. The tick menace is even worse ...

The best way to prevent yourself from developing AGS is to take precautionary measures against tick bites. Use insect repellant. Avoid leaving trails while hiking. Wear long pants and sleeves.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning that a rare red meat allergy is now being ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in New England, but tick season has already begun. Thomas Mather, the director of URI’s Center for Vector-Borne Disease and its ...