Microsoft founder Bill Gates, whose foundation funds health research initiatives, is behind the proliferation of a tick that ...

The unofficial start of summer arrives this weekend — and ticks are wasting no time crashing the party. Emergency room visits ...

More than half of the ticks examined by Wisconsin researchers carried bacteria that causes Lyme disease, a new study says.

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in the United States. There is no vaccine to protect against it in humans. Biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and Valne ...

The vaccine candidate is the furthest any shot has gotten since the last one was pulled in 2002. Scientists are testing other ways to block infection.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The black-legged tick, or deer tick, _Ixodes scapularis_, can transmit Lyme disease and other health hazards. U.S. Centers for ...

Ticks have to be some of the most widely despised creatures in existence despite their important role in the ecosystem. They are found all across the United States, hanging out in almost every place ...

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne illness, primarily transmitted through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick ...

During the fourth week of April, about 114 out of every 100,000 emergency department visits nationwide were for tick bites.

Spring is a time when we start to see an increase in ticks and experts say they've seen an increase in recent years.

Permethrin, a chemical compound that helps control insect and tick infestations, can be applied to clothing and equipment.