Healthbeat reports tick populations are rising in the Northeast, raising tick-borne disease risks. Here’s how to stay safe.

When home do a tick check, search around your knees, underarms, behind your ears, and your crotch. Also, check your pets if ...

“Ohio is on the front lines really of tick expansion and new ticks here in the eastern half of the United States,” McDermott ...

Ticks can be active in any season, and it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you’ve been outside hiking, gardening or enjoying ...

Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by deer ticks, but others include the bacterial infections anaplasmosis and ...

The American dog tick poses the greatest risk during spring and summer. It is the least likely to make you sick, but a small percentage of them carry Rocky Mountain spotted fever, according to the ...

There’s nothing fancy about tick hunting. When University of Pittsburgh professor Danielle Tufts and her team of public health students go out, they bring just a few things: A white jumpsuit, a pair ...

This video shows the symptoms of a Paralysis tick bite and the treatment we conducted to save our dog Scooter from suffering a horrible suffocating ending. As always, thanks for watching and ...

When dogs come into contact with blue-green algae, they may display some of the same symptoms as humans, such as vomiting. However, the effects on dogs can be significantly more severe.

Almost every tick sample that gets sent to our department turns out to be one of these. I would say it's very rare that we get a dog tick," Larson said.

Yet, vets are begging pet parents not to forget proper tick safety. “Understanding how to work with your dog during tick season is critical because ticks are more than just a nuisance—they can ...

How to Do the Tick Lint Roller Hack This trick is incredibly simple to pull off. Get a lint roller (the kind with the sticky surface) and roll it over your dog as soon as they come inside. Run the ...