What’s worse than discovering a mosquito bite? Finding a tick burrowing in your skin. These ugly little parasites feed on the blood of humans and animals, spreading diseases where they munch—and ...

Despite decades of public health messaging about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, cases continue to rise, ...

ST. JOSEPH, MO (News-Press NOW) -- Tick season has been in full force for the past few weeks, and experts warn that the risk will remain high through the summer. In Northwest Missouri, tick activity ...

It’s tick season in Virginia, and the Central Shenandoah Health District is sounding the alarm on the dangers of them and the diseases they carry. Ticks maybe tiny and hard to spot, but they can cause ...