Powassan virus is primarily transmitted to humans by one of Minnesota’s 13 tick species: the blacklegged tick, also known as ...

“Your blood count is dangerously low,” the doctor said over the phone. “I’m sending an ambulance to take you to the hospital ...

A recent study shows that two additional tick species can transmit the red meat allergy alpha-gal syndrome. Which species can ...

The bride-to-be says says her bachelorette party group was walking to their Uber when a man came up from behind and attacked ...

TWO women were rushed to hospital with a mysterious illness after eating red meat. Neither of them had suffered from food ...

Lyme disease, spread by infected ticks, starts with flu-like symptoms but can lead to serious neurological, heart, and joint ...

Health unit staff note people do not gain natural immunity to Lyme disease and may develop it more than once. The health unit ...

As warmer weather arrives, so does tick season, increasing the risk of bites that can transmit dangerous tick-borne illnesses like ... tick-associated rash illness (STARI), ehrlichiosis, heartland ...

With the summer season right around the corner many people and pets are going to be spending a lot more time outside and this could draw ...

Spring may have only just started showing signs of life in northern parts of the country, but tick season has already begun.

Sudden fatigue could also be an early Lyme disease sign. “Fatigue is an early sign that is frequently dismissed and assumed ...