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.

You can get Lyme disease when a tick bites you, spreading a specific type ... in complete heart block in as little as four days after infection." The Mayo Clinic lists additional symptoms ...

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 ...

Ticks can infect people after ... bite. Don't put nail polish or petroleum jelly on the tick or use a lit match to try and make it let go. That might irritate it and cause more potential infection ...