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With the warm weather comes deer ticks. They carry not only Lyme disease but also Powassan virus. "Most of the day is spent in front of a microscope identifying mosquitoes and ticks and black ...

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Many are hopeful that New York City’s recent cold, snowy winter will knock out the black-legged deer ticks that carry Lyme disease. Despite the common misconception that cold weather kills ticks ...

The three most common ticks in New York are the deer (black-legged) tick, the American dog tick and the lone star tick, state health officials said. Meat allergy: Lone star tick bite can cause red ...

Lee said he and his colleagues also test the ticks he finds for pathogens. Deer ticks are the most common ticks in Wisconsin that sicken people, and about 20 to 40% of adult deer ticks carry ...

As warmer weather arrives, so does tick season, increasing the risk of bites that can transmit dangerous tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. But there's also a ...

More on ticks: What types live in your area and how to keep them under control Mather said it ... also called the deer tick or the bear tick. This type of tick carries Lyme disease, an illness ...