Look out for them when visiting the Rocky Mountain states or the southwestern part of Canada, as these ticks are known for transmitting Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tularemia, and Colorado tick ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial illness caused by a bite from an infected tick. Symptoms include high ...

The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

In humans, the first confirmed death caused by tick poisoning was reported by Cleland in 1912, when a large, engorged tick caused flaccid paralysis progressing to asphyxiation in a child.