Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, ...

Activities of ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers and more start increasing in the spring. Here are tips for protecting yourself from ...

Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, a severe and life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to tick bites in Maine and Washington.

and the brown dog tick, among others. Black-legged ticks are the primary vectors of the Lyme disease bacterium borrelia burgdorferi. 3. Before ticks feed they are about the size of a fleck of pepper ...