If you’ve ever dealt with a tick on yourself or your pet, you know they can lead to a number of potential health risks. Some areas and regions, however, are more infested with ticks than others, ...
Be careful where you walk. Emergency room visits related to tick bites have spiked in 2025, reaching their highest point nationwide in five years, according to the CDC's Tick Bite Data Tracker. The ...
A child inspecting the grass with a magnifying glass. - Catherine Delahaye/Getty Images When you walk outside and take a deep breath, the scent of fresh plants and grass wakes your senses like a warm ...
While fewer than 10% of island ticks carry some kind of bacteria or microparasite that can infect and produce symptoms in people or dogs, it’s best to do a body check after hiking or dog-walking on ...
Marine J. Petit receives funding from European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Program under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 890970. A tiny tick crawls across your skin, ...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Tennessee and Kentucky are among the top 25 states with the most ticks and tick-borne illnesses, according to a report by Terminix. Terminix says they compiled their list of ...
At a more micro level, the top five tick-infested cities in the U.S., in descending order, are New York City, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., according to the report.