The lone star tick can cause Alpha-gal Syndrome. The tick essentially transfers a sugar molecule called alpha-gal to your ...

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

As summer heats up, so does tick season, and with it comes the risk of Lyme Disease. Dr. Dylan Wyatt, an emergency medicine ...

There are a few safe ways to dispose of a tick. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommendations include drowning it in alcohol or wrapping it tightly in tape. Don’t crush it with your ...

But he did point to an alarming trend: an uptick in lone star ticks, which can cause an allergy to red meat ... also called the deer tick or the bear tick. This type of tick carries Lyme disease ...

Temperatures are rising, days are getting longer, and flowers are blooming again. Tick season is officially upon us. There are several tick species throughout the U.S., but two of the most common ...

A study released last month found that a Maine woman became allergic to red meat nine days after being bitten by a deer tick, among the most common variety found in the state. Previously ...

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

which can cause an allergy to red meat. Here’s what to look out for this tick season. One of the primary tick species to be wary of in the U.S. is the black-legged tick, also called the deer ...