With warm weather and longer days also comes the beginning of tick season. Tick season has already started in many parts of the U.S. and if you like being outdoors, you should be taking precautions.

Despite decades of public health messaging about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, cases continue to rise, ...

Thirty-six county residents were hospitalized in 2025 with either anaplasmosis or ehrlichiosis, according to the Erie County Department of Health.

Tick bites often go unnoticed at first, but they can carry serious health risks. These tiny parasites can carry diseases such as Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, as well as dangerous ...

There are many different kinds of ticks that attach to humans and animals. With a 5-year-old daughter she said was unable to walk and talk, a Mississippi mom urgently warned parents to check their ...

Public health experts say an early start to tick season is upon us. Hospitals are already seeing an unusually high number of emergency room visits for bites, which are raising concerns about Lyme ...

There is an increasing need for signs such the one seen here at the entrance to a trail at Mashashimuet Park in Sag Harbor, New York, warning of ticks. (Photo by James Carbone/Newsday RM via Getty ...

Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the rise, a trend experts attribute to climate change, human expansion into ...

There's a new medical issue on Martha's Vineyard, and it's impacting the way people eat. It's known as "alpha-gal syndrome," and is not a tick-borne illness, but rather an allergy in response to a ...

If you’re spending time outdoors, especially during peak tick season, it’s essential to use the best tick repellent products. “There is nothing good that happens when a tick attaches to the human body ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, visits to the ER for tick bites have been on the rise. Tiny yet dangerous ticks can spread a number of diseases to ...