Deer ticks exist in wooded areas and can carry a bacteria which causes infection. A bite should be treated immediately with antibiotics.

Tick bites are nearly impossible to feel, which is why it's important to check for them after spending time in wooded areas.

Ticks are now found in parks, lawns, and buildings, posing a year-round threat of Lyme disease and other illnesses, and prevention is key in combating them.

With more ticks around, if you're out and about, it's important to stay vigilant. "Long sleeves, long pants, long socks, good shoes. For me, a hat, off and some other spray," Dick Morris, who was out ...

Finding a tick attached to yourself, a child, pet, or other family member can trigger an unparalleled level of concern. Where did you "catch it?" How long has it been attached? Will you catch Lyme ...

Biologist Grant Hokit came to this small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path ...

Ticks are everywhere, and they’re not going to go away, according to a Virginia Tech entomologist. Warmer summers mean that there is a longer growing season and longer time for animals, who are ...

EAU CLAIRE — While the Wisconsin Department of Health Services has put out an advisory about the presence of the powassan virus in Wisconsin, the Eau Claire County City Health Department said that the ...

Think if you don’t go in the woods you can avoid ticks? Think again. Ticks have now been found in parks, lawns, and they even ...