Summer isn’t all fun and games — it’s also the time of year when creepy crawlers, such as mosquitoes and ticks, come out to play. As a result, one mom is urging parents to thoroughly check their ...

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An invasive species of tick — one that’s been spreading rapidly in Pennsylvania and beyond — was just found to be the carrier of a bacterium. A rare bacteria that might be deadly.

Winter ticks are killing moose across New England in alarming numbers, latching onto their hosts by the thousands and draining so much blood that the animals have been described as “ zombies ” before ...

Ticks carry a multitude of infectious diseases. meepoohyaphoto – stock.adobe.com In Suffolk, there were 3,299 reported cases of Lyme disease in 2023 — up from 2,668 the year before.

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Also, an infection typically requires the tick to be attached for about 24 to 36 hours for transmission, and most people’s healthy immune systems clear it from the body. The bottom line: If you see a ...

Burmester recommends taking your clothes off and putting them in the dryer on high heat for ten minutes to kill any ticks that are hitchhiking on your clothes. Then, take a shower within two hours ...

Ticks are unfortunately common in the U.S. and becoming even more common. There are about 15 states in which ticks are considered endemic, primarily in the Northeast—Connecticut, New York, and ...

She described how weather can impact tick populations and activity. "I always say Missouri is sort of the the Goldilocks state, it's not too hot, not too cold, has good humidity, so it's actually ...