Warmer weather means spending more time outside on walks, picnics, camping, and more, but one parasitic pest is also very active in the spring and summer: ticks.

When allergies cause swollen lymph nodes, you'll typically notice a pea-sized (1-2 centimeter) tender lump under your skin, usually in your neck, behind your ears, or under your jaw or chin.

If left in place, ticks can put the health of humans and pets at risk due to the diseases they carry, such as Lyme.

Vets have issued an urgent warning about one dog disease in particular that could wreak havoc in the household. This time of year is when cases of Lyme Disease increase as ticks become more ...

the NHS wrote to X yesterday. "Ticks can carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. So, it's important to be aware of ticks and to safely remove them as soon as possible." Government statistics ...

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph saw a significant increase in Lyme disease cases in 2024, according to a new report from public health. Lyme disease in WDG rose by 30 per cent to 26 confirmed cases in 2024 ...

It’s in those days of quiet blood-thirst that ticks pass along bacteria that causes conditions like Lyme disease, a growing problem driven in the U.S. by black-legged ticks (or Ixodes scapularis).

Researchers have discovered that an enzyme can serve as an ideal target for developing new therapeutics against Lyme disease and, most likely, other tick-borne diseases as well. The finding was ...

While treatable with antibiotics if caught early enough, if it’s left untreated, Lyme disease symptoms can spread to the joints ... preventing chronic symptoms such as arthritis, headaches, neck ...

Health experts have warned that a cough lasting more than three weeks could be a sign of a deadly disease making a comeback ... including lymph nodes (glands), bones and the brain, causing meningitis.

This discovery paves the way for targeted treatments for Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses using genus-specific inhibitors. Lyme disease is an infectious condition caused by the ...