While most tick bites on humans don’t necessitate medical attention, some, such as the wood tick, deer tick, and others, can harbor harmful germs that lead to diseases like Rocky Mountain ...

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Researchers in China have discovered a new tick-borne illness, Wetland virus. Research shows it has the potential to invade the brain. Right now, China is the only country with cases. That’s the ...

Scientists present evidence of a newly discovered tick-borne virus that can infect humans and potentially invade the brain, in some cases. A new tick-borne virus discovered in China can spread to ...

Daniel More, MD, FAAAAI, FACAAI, FACP, is a board-certified allergist and former clinical immunologist at Allergy Partners of the Central California Coast. Ticks are tiny parasites that can ...

Additionally, some measures to control ticks in the environment can help. Rocky Mountain Spotted fever is a bacterial disease ...

This large mudsnake recoiled as the hunters tried to help it by plucking off the swollen ticks. Python Cowboy video screengrab Snakes eat ticks, but the notorious blood-suckers occasionally get ...