Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know a tick bite can make you allergic to red meat? If you get bitten by an infected creepy-crawly, you might have to kiss ...

As warmer weather arrives, so does tick season, increasing the risk of bites that can transmit dangerous tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But there's also a ...

Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of summer, and an expert says Iowans who’ve been spending any time enjoying the outdoors need to be on-guard for ticks. Dr. Greg DeMuri, an infectious ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The lone star tick has made headlines in recent years as it continues to spread further north, but researchers at the University of Michigan may have found a way to blunt ...

OLIVE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Ottawa County Administrative Health Officer Adeline Hambley reported Tuesday that a lone star tick has been found in Ottawa County. She mentioned the find in her address ...

LAYTON, Utah (KSTU) — Tick season is here. However, many Utahns don’t give ticks a second thought. Kacy Nowack, an epidemiologist with One Health, said while Utah doesn’t have as many ticks as the ...

Some tick bites can cause Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), making people allergic to red meat and some other mammal products. Three tick species in the U.S. are known to transmit AGS: the lone star tick, the ...