Data from the CDC indicates this may be a bad tick season. So if you're planning a hike, a trip to a park or just hanging out in the backyard, here are some tips to fend off these blood-sucking bugs.

Your fear is well-founded. Tick-borne diseases are the most prevalent vector-borne diseases – those transmitted by living ...

There is a little-known disease spreading through the Mid-Atlantic from deer ticks. It is a parasite that attacks a person’s ...

According to Sykes, it takes at least a month for any signs of Lyme disease to appear in a dog (if they have signs at all).

The illness is caused by a parasite, which makes it different from many well-known tick-borne diseases, such as Lyme.

STILLWATER, Okla. (KFOR) — A heads up for cattle producers: there’s a deadly tick in the United States, and researchers at Oklahoma State University are concerned. “These ticks can be so ...

(NEXSTAR) – You’ve likely heard public health officials’ repeated pleas to check yourself, your kids and your pets for tick bites, which can spread serious diseases. While Lyme disease gets ...