In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

St. Louis Encephalitis can be transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. The virus does not cause ...

As temperatures get warmer the St. Joseph County Health Department is asking for your help in fighting tick-borne ...

Anyone who shows these signs should seek medical attention as soon as possible. Ehrlichiosis: Ehrlichiosis is a recently recognized tick-borne disease caused by a bacterium. The disease is similar to ...

The prospect of Lyme disease is no joke. About 47% of the adult ticks that the St. Joseph County Department of Health has collected since 2017 have tested positive for the bacteria that leads to Lyme ...

Existing projects are also on hold because research institutions cannot be certain they will be continued, or if they absorb ...

Ticks are most active when the temperature rises above 40 degrees, according to Grayson. He said the solution to avoiding ...

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.