Ticks, Lyme disease and the other nasty ailments we can pick up through the bite of tick have been with us for years. Health agencies and organizations and many related companies have spent millions ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Tis the season for ticks, and they can be found anywhere in the Capital Region. “Unfortunately, ticks aren’t taking a break just because we’re all occupied with COVID-19,” ...

“Despite their capacity to acquire and pass on an array of debilitating pathogens, research on ticks has lagged behind other arthropod vectors, such as mosquitoes, largely because of challenges in ...

Ticks primarily spread disease by creating a feeding wound in their host's skin, regurgitating infected saliva into the wound as they ingest blood. Despite their capacity to acquire and pass on many ...

The deer tick transmits Lyme disease and other diseases, which cause thousands of human and animal deaths annually. With about 10,000 new patients each year, occurrences of Lyme disease in Switzerland ...

A tick that is not known to bite people may play a role in the transmission of Lyme disease, according to a new article. This study adds to a growing body of evidence that indicates that in order to ...