Lyme disease can be a devastating condition, causing a range of debilitating symptoms and even secondary conditions if it’s left untreated. However, misdiagnoses are also tragically common. The ...

The allergy is known as alpha-gal syndrome, which is also a potentially life-threatening condition. Scientists think that the ...

Traditionally, the lone star tick was the primary suspect in alpha-gal cases. However, recent studies reveal that other tick species, such as the western blacklegged and blacklegged ticks, may also ...

The disease can be acquired when someone is bitten by an infected tick, usually outdoors in green spaces where ticks might be ...

An urgent warning has been given to dog owners about a common - yet potentially devastating - disease that can spread to ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, is one tick-triggered allergy that can change what you eat, the medications you tolerate and how ...

Learn about the precautions you can take to prevent tick bites and illnesses, and how to remove a tick on yourself, a family member or pet.

Remove any attached tick as soon as you find it using a tick-removal tool or fine-tipped tweezers and ensure that ticks are not squashed during removal. Lyme disease is an infection that can be ...

Two cases of alpha-gal syndrome suggest that the lone star tick isn’t the only species in the United States capable of triggering an allergy to red meat.

It’s nearly peak tick season ... 20 days after the tick bite,” the study’s authors said. The woman was able to resume eating red meat ten months after her first symptoms.