Tick bites spread dangerous diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Once they attach themselves to a host, ticks are notoriously difficult to remove without breaking off ...

Summer on Long Island means sun, surf, sand — and ticks. The increasingly warm winters have made the voracious, tiny critters — which can carry a number of diseases — a year-round problem.

Tick bites can cause a range of different illnesses — and as the weather warms up, ticks can be particularly prevalent. In some areas, ticks have emerged even earlier due to milder winters ...

TICKS FOR THE FIRST TIME. A CONFIRMED CASE OF POWASSAN VIRUS IN SHARON. EXPERTS SAY THE TICK BORNE DISEASE IS MUCH RARER THAN LYME, BUT IT CAN BE DANGEROUS AND EVEN DEADLY. THE PEOPLE THAT I’VE ...

A confirmed case of the tick-borne Powassan virus has been reported in the Bay State, according to officials who are warning residents to take precautions against the disease. The Sharon Health ...

The mild winter will likely mean a larger tick population this year and an extended season that they are active, experts say. Ticks are tiny, eight-legged creatures that can carry disease.

Every year, Sam Telford is asked the same question. "How bad will this year's tick season be?" Telford, a professor of infectious diseases and global health at Cummings School of Veterinary ...

AND EXPERTS SAY THAT TICKS ARE MORE THAN HAPPY TO HOP ON AND GO ALONG FOR A RIDE. SO I GET THE QUESTION ALL THE TIME IS IT GOING TO BE A BAD TICK YEAR? THE STATE’S TICK EXPERT CHRISTIAN BOYER ...

If you’re anything like me, the thought of removing a tick from your dog or cat is high-key alarming. But not removing it puts your pet at risk for Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and ...

Experts say they're seeing signs of earlier tick activity in Ottawa this year, and are warning the public about the health risks. Manisha Kulkarni, who leads the UPTick research project at the ...

Both of these important parts of my life mean that I am exposed to ticks. Warmer weather brings additional opportunities for all of us to get out, but there are some risks from these parasitic ...