Ehrlichiosis is a serious and potentially life-threatening disease that affects dogs worldwide. It’s caused by bacteria transmitted through tick bites, making it a common concern for pet owners ...

With temperatures warming up and spring not too far away, ticks and snakes have returned. From the non-venomous blacksnake or ...

A female deer tick (xodes scapularis), one of the two tick species that spread ehrlichiosis in the U.S. © KPixMining via Shutterstock A person’s precious organ ...

Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a confirmed area with blacklegged ticks present with Lyme bacteria ...

And not just to kittens, adult cats too. And ticks. Ticks can spread Lyme disease, ehrlichia, rocky mountain spotted fever, babesiosis, just to name a few. And the best way to prevent life ...

Tick paralysis (TP), a response to the neurotoxic effects of the salivary secretions produced by attached hard ticks (Ixodidae), is a syndrome that mimics a large number of better known ...

Neurology was consulted given the concern of possible Guillan-Barre Syndrome (GBS). After the tick was removed, the patient improved, indicating a diagnosis of tick paralysis (TP). The tick should ...