Folk methods for removing ticks are usually bunk for one of a few reasons. Either they aim to induce the tick to detach with ...

However, just as essential is knowing what you should do after you properly remove ... crush the tick with your fingers, as that could result in infection entering cuts in your skin from the ...

Tick season is here, and the Champaign County Forest Preserve District is alerting the public to ways they can avoid and ...

Deer ticks exist ... that can cause infection. A bite often appears as a bullseye shape on the skin and it should be treated immediately. If you spot a tick on your body, remove it with tweezers ...

Temperatures remain spring-like and warm in South Dakota- but if you’re heading outside, then beware of ticks. The South ...

The Indiana Department of Health says recent death in Floyd County is being blamed on ehrlichiosis, a tick-borne illness.

According to the Global Lyme Alliance, anywhere from under ... skin as possible outdoors, with regular tick checks and by using tick repellant. According to Cedars Sinai, if untreated, the Lyme ...

Notably, these figures show variability depending on location and year, with infection rates rising ... knowing the correct method to remove a tick from the skin is essential.

In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a ...