The brown recluse and black widow are the most common venomous spiders in the U.S., Mississippi. What are their habitats? Know how to prevent a bite.

Climate change and growing deer populations have helped Lyme disease proliferate in New England. But there are several ways ...

James L. Cummins     Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) is an infectious disease related to Lyme disease that has spread from the Southeastern and South-central United States to the ...

Symptoms, which typically emerge two to six hours after eating meat, include hives, nausea, wheezing, low blood pressure and ...

A recent death in Floyd County is being blamed on ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness. There were two ehrlichiosis deaths in ...

Tick bites are increasing alpha-gal meat allergy cases, especially in fragmented suburban and forested landscapes.

There are a few things you can do to create tick-free zones in your yard, according to the scientists at the pest management program: Make areas of the yard where you and family spend time as open and ...

New research suggests that any tick bites from these three species could leave you with an unexpected allergy to red meat.

The CDC estimates that as many as 450,000 Americans might have been affected. Medical researchers issue urgent health alert ...

I was fully covered in these hives, head to toe. Literally from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet,” said Rob ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a new allergic condition caused by tick bites. The symptoms can be quite severe and it can even be ...