I don't know about you, but ticks give me the creeps. Tiny little secret vampires that carry potentially life-threatening ...

Ticks are harmful to people and pets, and often carry diseases like Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), ehrlichiosis and ...

Pet owners are always very conscientious about any health problems their animals pick up in case it leads to something more ...

Experts said the more mild winters and prolonged warm periods in Connecticut have created more friendly conditions for tick ...

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 ...

In a medical first, a research team in China has successfully stitched a CRISPR gene-edited pig liver into a brain-dead ...

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.

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

Ticks that can spread diseases that afflict people, including Lyme disease, continue to proliferate in Connecticut, the latest findings from a multiyear tick surveillance program show. On Monday, the ...