Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Key Takeaways Lyme disease cannot spread from person to person through touch, ...

Lyme disease numbers are increasing, especially here in the Northeast. The CDC says emergency department visits for tick bites hit their highest level in years over the summer. Symptoms of Lyme ...

Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne illness in the United States, a potentially disabling infection caused by bacteria transmitted through the bite of an infected tick to people and pets.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A promising new treatment for Lyme disease, a condition transmitted through tick bites, is in development and aims to offer protection throughout the peak tick season. This ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Health officials are urging the public to be on the lookout for ticks as the weather warms up. Ticks live in grassy, brushy, or wooded areas, or even on animals. To stream 9NEWS on ...

Congress will ask the watchdog to discover whether the DOD weaponized ticks with Lyme disease as part of a Cold War-era bioweapons program.

The list of summertime scourges grows longer each year: wildfires, heat waves, floods. And we can now add to that a veritable infestation of biting, Lyme-disease-carrying ticks. Emergency room visits ...

Janine Hauck doesn’t know which tick gave her anaplasmosis and Lyme disease. She just remembers the fatigue, weakness and nausea. The Mt. Lebanon, Pa., resident was an avid hiker, backpacker, dancer, ...