But what shocked her was the human bite mark on his head. Upon further investigation, she realized bite marks covered his ...

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 ...

One is the American dog tick, which feeds on domestic ... tick as “very aggressive,” and it seeks out human hosts. A lone star tick bite can cause Alpha-gal syndrome, which makes people ...

Epidemiologist Elizabeth Schiffman, who supervises the Vectorborne Diseases Unit at the Minnesota Department of Health, ...

Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.

Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is one tick-triggered allergy that can change what you eat, the medications you tolerate and how ...

But spending more time among nature means a heightened risk of tick bites, which can ... mouthparts deep into the skin of both animals and humans while they feed, then drop off when they ...

The infection is predominantly spread to humans through the bite of an infected tick ... It’s good practice to do a tick check anytime your dog returns from outdoors. Run your hands over ...