Blood-sucking ticks are gross and can carry a variety of diseases. But how do you protect yourself against ticks? And why do ...

In the season when ticks are active, it is recommended to wear a hat, long-sleeved shirt, and long pants to avoid an ...

It’s spring and you’re likely eager to get out and enjoy the beautiful outdoors. But pause: Warmer weather also ushers in ...

Among the creepy crawlies emerging in the spring, these critters are some of the creepiest. The blood-sucking parasites are ...

A growing tick population in the UK countryside is increasing the risk of Lyme disease, warns the Scottish Land & Estates ...

It is caused by Giardia lamblia, a water-borne parasite that is worldwide in distribution ... This bacterium is carried in the gut of the deer tick Ixodes dammini. The tick becomes infected after ...

What is a tick? The Jersey government defines a tick as a "small spider-like parasite" that "feeds on the blood of birds and mammals, including humans". They can be identified by their eight legs ...

According to the Companion Animal Parasite Council’s 2025 forecast, the deer tick is expanding its U.S. range southward and ...

Lyme disease might be the most common tick-borne illness, but there are several other diseases you should know about this summer.