The Asian longhorned tick is a relatively new species in the United States that can transmit diseases like Rocky Mountain ...

Some ticks can transmit illnesses to humans, including Lyme disease ... from ticks and pictures to help identify tick bites. The American dog tick spreads the bacteria that causes Rocky Mountain ...

Ticks are parasitic arachnids that feed on the blood of mammals, birds, amphibians, and reptiles. They vary in size and ...

Wyoming already had three well-known ticks that are harmful to humans in the state: The Rocky Mountain wood tick, ...

Ticks are so small ... to help identify tick bites. There are many types of ticks in the U.S., and many of them can spread multiple pathogens that cause illness in humans. Here are some of the ...

Biology professor Vett Lloyd says the traditional way of dealing with tick bites has been to "wait and see" if people show signs of getting ill, and then to start them on antibiotics for 10 to 21 ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever: This disease is carried by a bacterium and can be transmitted by the bites of dog or wood ticks. Contrary to what the name of the disease suggests, it can be found ...

Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a confirmed ... is most often transmitted by the American dog tick ...