The NHS has issued guidance over a bacterial illness that's especially prevalent between April and July. The infection is ...

The infection is almost exclusively passed to humans through the bite of a parasite, which is crucial to remove quickly ...

The infection is almost exclusively passed to humans through the bite of a parasite, which is crucial to remove quickly ...

They’re tiny parasites that feed on the blood of mammals, and they can spread dozens of diseases.  March 24-30 is Tick Bite ...

The primary tick species to be wary of in New England is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick.

The group of blood-sucking parasites called ticks can spread pathogens like Lyme Disease, anaplasmosis and babesiosis. Here's ...

NewsCenter 5's Maria Stephanos spoke with Dr. Simone Wildes, an Infectious Disease Specialist at South Shore Health, to learn more about how dangerous tick bites are and what to do if bitten.

Sudden fatigue could also be an early Lyme disease sign. “Fatigue is an early sign that is frequently dismissed and assumed ...

New cases suggests that other types of ticks, like the black-legged tick and the western black-legged tick, may also cause the condition.

Alpha-Gal Syndrome, also known as AGS, is a potentially life-threatening allergy that is caused after getting bitten by a thick.

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