Ticks can be hard to spot but spread serious diseases. See pictures of what tick bites and rashes look like and get tips from ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand, foot and mouth and viral upper respiratory infections this week. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing strep throat, ...

You spent some time outside, and then discovered a bug on your leg. What is it? And should you be concerned? It's estimated that more than 300,000 new cases of Lyme disease develop in the United ...

Lyme disease is an infectious disease caused by borrelia burgdorferi, a bacterial species that can spread to people and animals from the bite of a deer tick—also called a black-legged tick—carrying ...

MICHIGAN (WSBT) — Justin Timberlake recently shared his Lyme disease diagnosis. Locally, the state of Michigan has also seen a rise in Lyme disease cases. Tick season is here in Michigan and there ...

How can I prevent tick bites? Ticks can be active any time temperatures exceed 39°F, increasing year-round exposure in parks, lawns and even on buildings. Ticks are no longer limited to wooded areas ...

GRENADA, Miss. -- A Mississippi mom is urgently warning parents to be on the lookout for ticks after tick paralysis left her young daughter unable to walk. In a widely shared Facebook post, Jessica ...

Ticks are no longer limited to wooded areas or summer months. They are found in parks and residential lawns, and can climb exterior surfaces. As long as air temperatures stay above 39°F, activity can ...