Two more kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies than previously thought. See the new species, learn where all 3 live, ...

When a tick larva bites human flesh and attaches itself, it may look tiny, like a poppy seed embedded in the skin. Because ...

Last month, the lone star tick was found in Ottawa County, Michigan — a state not included in the CDC map above. Parents found the tick crawling on their son, Nexstar’s WOOD reports.

Here are our most common ticks, diseases they can spread, how to prevent them from biting you and your pet and how to properly remove them if bitten.

Lyme disease is probably the most widely known disease that can result from a bite from the black-legged tick (a.k.a. deer ...

Temperatures are climbing into the double digits, and soon much of the snowpack will be gone leaving drier conditions in ...

The best plan for thwarting ticks is to adopt the “dork look” by tucking your shirt into your pants and pulling your socks up ...

Western blacklegged wood ... risk of tick bites and tick-borne diseases: Avoid wooded, brushy areas Use repellent that contains at least 20% DEET, picaridin or IR3535 on all exposed skin Find ...

Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services ... the American dog tick in the Eastern, Central and Western United ...

Some tick bites can cause Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), making people allergic to red meat and some other mammal products. Three tick species in the U.S. are known to transmit AGS: the lone star tick ...