GREENFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Greenfield Health Department is reminding residents to take precautions against tick bites, which can cause Lyme disease and other illnesses. Tick activity is expected ...

Ticks are more than just a nuisance—some of them carry serious diseases like Lyme and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. You certainly want to avoid ticks, but don’t panic if you happen to find one on your ...

FORT BRAGG, NC-- Ticks are a significant public health concern, transmitting diseases like Lyme disease, alpha-gal syndrome, and others. Fort Bragg Department of Public Health, Entomologist, Capt.

NEW YORK (AP) — More than 100,000 people in the U.S. have become allergic to red meat since 2010 because of a weird syndrome triggered by tick bites, according to a government report released Thursday ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — May is Lyme Disease Awareness Month, a time to spotlight a growing health concern around tick bites. Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be hard to detect and can be ...

The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Tick. Tick. Tick. It was ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - It’s a condition some have never heard of: an allergy to red meat and other animal products, triggered by a bite from a Lone Star Tick. It’s called Alpha-gal syndrome. What is ...

Thousands of cases of tickborne diseases are reported annually in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. One of the latest victims was Kevin Redding, the executive director for ...

BOSTON (WBZ) — The family of a Massachusetts man who died after a tick bite wants everyone to take ticks seriously and, if you get bitten by one, go see a doctor. Erin Boyce remembers the day her ...

SO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO FIVE IN YOUR HEALTH TONIGHT. THAT’S WHAT WE’RE TALKING ABOUT. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT HOW A DEADLY FOOD ALLERGY IS NOW BEING LINKED TO TICK BITES. IT’S CALLED ALPHA GAL ...

As summer adventuring kicks into gear, it’s important to stay apprised of the risks of tick bites. Dr. Meegan Leve, a pediatrician with Colorado Mountain Medical, said she receives calls from ...