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A small percentage of tick bites can lead to Lyme disease. Here’s how to know if you have the condition, and how to treat it ...

Ticks are parasites, which means they live off a host. They feed on the blood of people and animals. Ticks might look like insects, but they’re arachnids, such as spiders. There are many types ...

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Lyme disease is one of the most prevalent insect-borne diseases in the country, with far more cases each year than other diseases carried by mosquitoes, fleas and ticks, such as the West Nile virus.

The first-ever recorded Northeast case of a tick-borne disease was reported in Connecticut, officials said. Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis is a type of spotted fever transmitted through infected ...

Rickettsial diseases are infections that you can get from some tick bites. Ticks are tiny: Some are as small as a poppy seed. You may not even know you’ve been bitten by one, but the diseases ...

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The first human case of a rare tick-borne illness has been reported in Connecticut. The case also marks the first time Rickettsia parkeri rickettsiosis has appeared in the northeast, according to ...

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She was after something most people try desperately to avoid while in the woods: ticks. "Sometimes you gotta get back in the weeds to get the best ticks," she explained, sweeping a large square of ...