Ticks biting humans and dogs this spring have sparked an uptick in ER visits. Here's tips on knowing what ticks look like, ...

Experts said the more mild winters and prolonged warm periods in Connecticut have created more friendly conditions for tick survival, some carrying serious diseases.

Ticks that can spread diseases that afflict people, including Lyme disease, continue to proliferate in Connecticut, the latest findings from a multiyear tick surveillance program show. On Monday, the ...

Meat allergy: Lone star tick bite can cause red meat allergy ... Young deer ticks, called nymphs, are brown and the size of poppy seeds. Adult female deer ticks are red and black, while males ...

A new invasive tick species was recently found in St. Louis County ... “We already have these really abundant populations of ...

April marks the start of tick season in the Midwest ... “We already have these really abundant populations of lone star ticks in the region, and folks might be familiar with those because they're one ...

Close Up Of An Adult Female, An Adult Male, Nymph And Larva Tick. Ticks Cause An Acute Inflammatory ... to read and retain the information,” she said. The bite of the lone star tick can cause severe ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, a life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to ticks in Maine and Washington state.

Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.