May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month and the charity, Lyme Disease UK, is urging the public to look out for these dangerous arachnids which may ...

With summer around the corner, many of us will be looking to get outside and enjoy the countryside after ... infection is predominantly spread to humans through the bite of an infected tick.

Bartonellosis, often known as cat scratch fever, is an infection caused by several species of ... groundhog and squirrel ticks can transmit Powassan virus. After a bite from an infected tick, Powassan ...

More concerning symptoms like paralysis, loss of coordination, vomiting and loss of bark can also appear even months after the tick bite ... disease is a bacterial infection spread by ticks.

Tularemia — also known as “rabbit fever” — is a “serious but rare” infectious disease that is commonly found in animals, but ...

In 2011, the state recorded the first death caused by the virus after a woman in her 60s died of a brain infection ... it can take minutes from when a tick bites for the virus to pass to ...

Not all ticks in England carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease, but the infection ... grasp the tick as close to the skin as you can and pull firmly upwards Clean the bite area with soap ...