Tick bites often go unnoticed at first, but they can carry serious health risks. These tiny parasites can carry diseases such ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is a spike of tick bite-related emergency room visits this summer. May saw the highest rates of people bitten by a tick in ...

An estimated 476,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease annually, according to the CDC. Tick bites can infect humans with Lyme disease. Lyme disease symptoms happen in stages and may vary from ...

Medically reviewed by Amelia MacIntyre, DO Tick bites can lead to red, raised spots and sometimes cause pain.Some ticks carry ...

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, a potentially disabling infection caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick to people and pets.

While working as a youth camp doctor in upstate New York earlier this summer, Dr. Matt Harris noticed he was removing a dozen ticks from campers each day, more than in years prior. Harris, an ...

With warm weather and longer days also comes the beginning of tick season. Tick season has already started in many parts of the U.S. and if you like being outdoors, you should be taking precautions.

Emergency room visits for tick bites in the U.S. spiked in July 2025, exceeding nearly 10 years of July records. Tickborne illnesses like ehrlichiosis, Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, and ...

Tick bites are on the rise. Here's how to protect yourself. Longer summers and shorter winters in North America mean more warm days throughout the year. These conditions are also creating longer life ...

This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the Northeast. This year's figures are the highest since 2019, according to ...

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...

As people with α-gal syndrome seek to boost awareness, researchers are looking to harness the molecule for new therapies ...