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It’s also possible to keep the tick for further testing. You might want to do this for a couple days until you verify that you have no rashes or other tick bite symptoms. The Bay Area Lyme Foundation, ...
This year's tick season has been extremely active, particularly in the Northeast. You can help prevent disease if you know how to remove one.
Summer is always a more visible time for tick bites because humans are outside more, but experts caution that “every season is tick season." Here's how safe your state is.
That doesn’t mean you’re in the clear if you don’t have a bull’s eye rash; you may just be one of the other 20 to 30 percent.
According to the CDC, ER visits related to tick bites are on the rise this year. Dr. Stephen Rich, microbiology professor at the University of Massachusetts and TickReport Founder, explains the ...
Studies have linked ticks on 6 continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what this frustrating illness is.
This year, visits to the ER for tick bites have been on the rise. Tiny yet dangerous ticks can spread a number of diseases to humans and animals. But don't panic if you discover a tick on you or a ...
Tick bite ER visits increase across US as summer continues While tick bites increase every summer, with another small spike in the fall, 2025's numbers are the worst since 2019, according to CDC data.