Tick bites can look very different from person to person, Dr. Melissa Levoska, an assistant professor of dermatology at the ...

While most tick bites are harmless, they can sometimes lead to serious health issues for your pet. Just like humans, dogs can get diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, the deadliest tick-borne disease in the U.S., is a big problem on tribal lands in the Southwest. A community-led response on Apache lands in Arizona is helping save lives ...

There are many reasons why your dog could be shaking its head, from ear infections to insect bites. While you may feel ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while up to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...