After moving from Connecticut to Ohio, Eve Marcus, an 83-year-old Oxford resident, found a tick on herself while tending to her garden. Only 10 days later, she experienced overwhelming back pains, ...

Doctors explain everything you need to know about Lyme disease and what to do if you find a tick attached to your skin.

Oct. 23, 2024 — Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in Europe. Up to 70,000 new cases are estimated each year in Austria alone. The bacterial infection can cause ...

Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.

The prospect of Lyme disease is no joke. About 47% of the adult ticks that the St. Joseph County Department of Health has ...

That’s when it can pass along the bacteria that leads to Lyme disease and other conditions. But some people, along with other mammals like guinea pigs, can develop resistance to ticks after ...

While treatable with antibiotics if caught early enough, if it’s left untreated, Lyme disease symptoms can spread to the joints, heart and nervous system, which is why it’s important to catch it early ...

Using Medicare data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 88,000 adults ages 65 or older were diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease between 2016 and 2019.

U.S. CDC anticipates that the upcoming fall and winter respiratory disease season will likely have a similar or lower number of combined peak hospitalizations due to COVID-19, influenza, and RSV ...

Using Medicare data, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 88,000 adults ages 65 or older received a diagnosis and treatment for Lyme disease between 2016 and 2019.