Ticks are small bugs that can carry a variety of bacteria or viruses, including Lyme disease. Though there are many types of ticks, two carry Lyme disease and are identifiable by their color and ...

If you spend time in nature, it's important to understand how to identify tick bites. This guide will help you understand the symptoms.

It's peak season for the miniscule nymphal ticks. It's the peak season for tick nymphs across many parts of the United States, and experts are warning that this could be a particularly bountiful year ...

Ticks are active in Fairfax County almost year round, including warm winter days. Lyme disease is still the best known and most common disease spread by ticks in Virginia, but there are others such as ...

This photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a female Lone Star tick. James Gathany U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention South Carolina has plenty of ...

Four nonnative tick species have been identified in the state in recent years. The ticks “were identified on human travelers returning to Connecticut from 2019 to 2023,” according to the Connecticut ...

Tick-borne illnesses can cause severe complications that can result in hospitalization. The risk of tick-borne illness should be on the public’s radar as the weather continues to warm, a physician ...

STATEWIDE, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is asking for Coloradans to send in ticks to help understand the parasitic arachnids in the state. CDPHE states ...

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — Anyone spending time outside will be at a higher risk of tick bites as temperatures continue to warm up. Experts at the Missouri Department of Conservation and the Missouri ...

Data indicates a big uptick in the amount of emergency room cases for tick bites seen in the U.S. in July 2025. By July 6, the Centers for Disease Control reported that the number of emergency ...