There is a little-known disease spreading through the Mid-Atlantic from deer ticks. It is a parasite that attacks a person’s red blood cells. But early symptoms can be subtle. Kristi Harper spoke with ...

An airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person to have died of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...

It turns out that Lyme disease isn't the only thing to worry about when you get a tick bite. While people have long been taught to be wary of deer ticks, which can carry Lyme disease, now people have ...

Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, ...

FARGO -- The tick associated with triggering a rare allergy to red meat in humans has been found in at least two North Dakota counties, but no cases of the allergy are known to state health officials.

Unfortunately, the insect that you want to avoid the most is one that is probably all too common in your outdoor areas. Ticks, including the wood tick and deer tick, are notorious pests that latch ...