Here's what medical experts want you to know about spotting ticks, treating tick bites and working to prevent coming into contact with one.

You spent some time outside, and then discovered a bug on your leg. What is it? And should you be concerned? If you think it may be a tick, that's understandably scary: Tick bites are most often ...

Lyme disease cases in the U.S. trace back to the blacklegged tick, also called the deer tick. Learn how to identify and avoid ...

A circular or oval shape rash around a tick bite may appear up to three months after being bitten by an infected tick. This ...

As human-driven climate change makes winters shorter, the time ticks spend active is increasing, making tracking them all the ...

Biologist Grant Hokit went to a small meadow in the mountains outside Condon, Montana, to look for ticks. A hiking path ...

People visiting parks have been urged to watch out for four signs of an illness that could occur without warning ...

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has shared importance guidance on how to stay safe from ticks, which can be dangerous ...