But one tick bite turned her entire world upside down as she caught Lyme disease, a bacterial infection passed to humans by ...

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 ...

Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Lyme disease is spread through a tick bite. Lyme disease is not contagious or ...

GBS, a neurological condition triggered by an overactive immune system often after viral or bacterial infections, has been ...

Senators who grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his controversial medical claims following his nomination to be US health ...

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a family suffering from illnesses that ...

Justin Bieber was branded both 'frail and unrecognisable' by a social media critic earlier this week, following the release of a several new paparazzi snaps. In response to the criticism, a batch of ...

Studies indicate that less than 10% of people bitten by the Lone Star tick ever develop an allergic reaction to red meat ...

In a new case study, researchers from North Carolina State University found that a family suffering from illnesses that ...

This special series of commentaries, interviews, and slideshows is part of a collaboration between CDC and Medscape. This content is designed to deliver CDC's authoritative guidance directly to ...

In 1998, now-disgraced British doctor Andrew Wakefield wrote a study falsely claiming that the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine caused autism in children. This disinformation generated ...

The skin bumps are the body's reaction to the insect's saliva. While the bug is sucking blood, some of its secretions get mixed in. Anaphylaxis With Insect Bites: Very Rare A severe life-threatening ...