Nervous about a tick bite? Here's what to know about Lyme disease from symptoms to treatment Yes. For most people, a course of antibiotics (around 2-4 weeks worth) will wipe out the infection with ...

There’s an epidemic of tick-transmitted Lyme disease, with possibly 476,000 people a year diagnosed and treated in the U.S.

Does the rise in diseases like Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever mean tick populations are on the rise? Are there ...

The infection does not seem to have adverse effects if treated promptly with antibiotics. What Is the Most Common Way to Get Lyme Disease? The most common way to get Lyme disease is through the bite ...

A research lab focusing on ticks has embarked on a project to assess how effective preventive Lyme disease measures are and hopes people who have been bitten will help.

Lyme Disease: Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium called ... Therefore, diagnosis in the early phase is frequently based on symptoms and the likelihood of a deer tick bite ...

But when a blacklegged tick feeds on an infected host, the tick can get the bacteria that causes Lyme disease and then potentially spread it to humans through its bite. Other animals, like ...

Cases of Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne ailment in the U.S., are on the rise, thanks in part to a rainy spring. Johns Hopkins University’s Dr. John Aucott explains efforts to identify the ...

People who get Lyme disease from a tick bite can sometimes develop a red rash called erythema migrans. This rash shows up in a bullseye pattern, Levoska says. "It can present anywhere on the body ...

The CDC team in Fort Collins was researching improved detection methods for Lyme disease, the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, typically transmitted through tick bites. If left ...

When it's freezing cold and snowy outside, ticks might not spring to ... to try to assess how well preventive Lyme disease measures work after a bite. Biology professor Vett Lloyd says the ...