Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While the parasites may be small, their bite brings a risk of infectious diseases, health experts with WebMD warn. "Tick-borne ...

Ticks are back in season, and Ohio has more of them than ever before. While these blood-sucking insects don't deliver painful bites, they can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, viruses, and other ...

The field of zoonotic infectious diseases, particularly those involving tick-borne pathogens, has taken center stage in global health due to the rapid ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...

As Michigan’s weather warms, both ticks and humans are waking up from their winter dormancy – that means they could cross paths. And there’s nothing a tick likes more than to hitchhike on you and your ...

There are many different kinds of ticks that attach to humans and animals. With a 5-year-old daughter she said was unable to walk and talk, a Mississippi mom urgently warned parents to check their ...

ENT copy purchased with funds from the S. Dillon Ripley Endowment. Contents List of illustrations -- Introduction -- Invasive species -- Ticks from Africa -- Ticks from the Afro-Caribbean region -- ...

FAIRFAX, Calif. (KGO) -- Everybody loves water -- birds, bees, boaters, and even pests. We're talking about an uptick of ticks in the Bay Area. At the Fairfax Veterinary Clinic, they call this the ...