CDC reports record-breaking emergency room visits for tick bites, with children and elderly most affected. Learn prevention ...

A tick bite can look like a red, swollen area on your skin. There may also be a bull's eye around the bite. Sometimes, the tick will still be attached to you.

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

Anaplasmosis is transmitted by the same tick that spreads Lyme disease, but it doesn't come with a rash and can be deadly. A ...

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

You just finished a satisfying summer hike or wrapped up a weekend of yard work when you spot a tick clinging to your clothes ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Emergency room visits due to tick bites are spiking across the nation -- but especially in the Tri-State ...

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

In late April, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert notifying health care providers that tick ...

Once the tick is removed from the skin, the DEP advises washing the area with soap and water and disinfecting the bite site.