(HealthDay)—Most Americans know that ticks can make them sick, and many take steps to avoid them. But few know that this summer could be a particularly bad one for tick bites, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows.
Jul 17, 2017
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Tick populations are exploding? Tick-borne diseases are on the rise?
Jul 5, 2017
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A new species of bacteria that causes Lyme disease needs the same amount of time for transmission after a tick bite compared to previously implicated bacteria, according to new research by the Centers for Disease Control ...
Jul 5, 2017
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(HealthDay)—Make sure safety is part of kids' summer fun.
Jul 5, 2017
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Maybe it will take a village to fight Lyme disease. Or a bunch of them.
Jul 5, 2017
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As if there weren't enough reasons to avoid ticks, a symptom can develop in which a bite from a certain kind of tick causes an allergic reaction to red meat.
Jun 28, 2017
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While flea and tick bites usually are a problem that you hear about with dogs and cats, they are becoming a growing concern in humans as well. Baylor College of Medicine infectious diseases expert Dr. Laila Woc-Colburn tells ...
Jun 27, 2017
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Following an unseasonably warm winter, the tick population is flourishing and these shiver-inducing, cringe-worthy arachnids are making themselves known.
Jun 23, 2017
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Tick numbers are on the rise across New England, raising the prospect of an increase in Lyme and other diseases associated with the blood suckers.
Jun 20, 2017
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You don't have to be deep in the backwoods to be at high risk for Lyme disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention projects that about 300,000 people are infected with Lyme disease each year, yet only 30,000 incidences ...
Jun 14, 2017
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