So was my father, who taught me as a child that the best way to stop the itch was to press an “x” into the middle of the bite with my fingernail. It hurt a little bit, but that was the point ...

Diseases caused by mosquito bites are on the rise. Recently, a New Hampshire resident died of a rare but serious mosquito-borne illness, and infectious-diseases expert Anthony S. Fauci was ...

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Meet Roman Fedortsov, a deep-sea fisherman known for sharing photos of his bizarre oceanic finds on Twitter and Instagram.

Wolf spiders aren't venomous, meaning that they don't make or secrete venom (poison). But bites from any kind of spider have the potential to cause an allergic reaction in some people, so you ...

Keep reading to learn about bedbug bites, their appearance, and how to treat and prevent them. Bedbugs excrete anesthetic before feeding on people, so you won’t feel it when they bite you.

The initial contact of a bite or sting from a bug may be painful. It is often followed by an allergic reaction to venom deposited into your skin through the mouth or stinger of the big.

Wearing long sleeves and pants, never going barefoot, and avoiding insect-infested areas and nests will prevent most bites and stings. Spend enough time outdoors, though, and one day you'll likely ...

No-see-um bites and bed bug bites have different patterns, though both cause itchy welts. No-see-um bites often take longer to heal than bed bug bites. Bed bug bites are likely to appear over a ...

A Southern Indiana father was found guilty on three felony charges after his 6-month-old son “nearly died,” according to prosecutors, after suffering more than 50 untreated rat bites at the ...