Tick-borne diseases are particularly common in India ... fever is a viral infection transmitted by the bite of an infected wood tick. Symptoms typically include fever, headache, and chills.

Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...

These newer diseases include Powassan virus disease ... Grassy or wooded areas for the American dog tick (“wood tick”), which carries Rocky Mountain spotted fever. If you can’t avoid tick ...

To prevent these diseases, it is critical for people who spend time outdoors in many areas of east-central, north-central, and southeast Minnesota to take precautions against tick bites.