Milder winters and rainy springs help the parasites thrive in the U.S., and emergency-room visits for bites are up.

With the number of tick bite-related emergency room visits at a five-year high, a Maryland-based doctor has suggestions on what to do if you find a tick.

Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the ...

Before you head outdoors this summer, health experts have a critical warning for New Yorkers: watch out for ticks—because ...

Ticks, sometimes mistakenly called insects, are actually arthropods belonging to the class Arachnide which also include mites, spiders, and scorpions. Ticks can be soft or hard-bodied.

The Fordham Tick Index, which gauges the risk of encountering ticks outdoors in the New York area, redlined last week. It put the risk at 10 on its 10-point scale and added this advice: “If you ...

The black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis, also known as the deer tick, ranges across the eastern half of the country. It’s one of many disease-carrying ticks in the U.S. CDC ...

Hard-bodied ticks are the varieties of concern to hikers, campers, and pet owners. Ticks can bite people or pets, cause diseases, skin irritations, and allergic reactions in more sensitive people.

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — A heads up for cattle producers: there’s a deadly tick in the United States, and researchers at Oklahoma State University are concerned. “These ticks can be so ...

New CDC data shows tick-borne diseases have quadrupled in 20 years. Learn essential prevention tips and early warning signs to protect your family.

A new type of tick has been detected in Michigan. Today, the Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is reporting the first detection of the Asian longhorned tick in the state ...

Tick bites are are on the rise this and they can carry some nasty illnesses. Which are most common depends where you live. Here's what to know to protect yourself.