A study finds tick-borne babesiosis cases are rising in the Mid-Atlantic region of the U.S., including in Virginia.

Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells ... (Ixodes scapularis), also known as deer ticks. These ticks are typically ...

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