When your pet heads outside, they can come into contact with some pesky pests. Here are the most common ones to look out for ...

Despite the constant presence of mosquitoes, the risk of disease transmission fluctuates throughout the year between high and low risk months.

The main parasite responsible for the spread of alpha-gal syndrome is the Lone Star tick, a common variety in brushy and more heavily wooded parts of Kansas.

Scratching where it itches reduces the presence of potentially harmful bacteria on the skin, studies in mice show.

When a mosquito pierces your skin, it does more than cause a fleeting moment of discomfort—it sets off a chain reaction ...

A woman in South Africa believed that she had a harmless mosquito bite, but within two days, her health started deteriorating ...

Bedbugs are sneaky creatures. They typically bite while you're asleep. And the itchy, red marks they leave behind will often ...

A WOMAN was left fighting for her life and had to have her fingers and toes amputated after a bug bite led to her organs ...

A casual scroll through the real estate ads of suburban Melbourne reveals a popular feature: modern houses and renovations ...

If you get a snake bite, "get the anti-venom; you're in the emergency room, they can treat an allergic reaction" to the drug, he says. While medicines that aren't delivered intravenously tend to ...

An elderly Townsville man has been hospitalised with dengue fever, marking the region's first breakthrough case of the mosquito-borne virus in five years. There have been just four cases of ...