It is important to check your skin for ticks after being outdoors. A tick bite may first appear as a small bump. Or if the ...

A woman who was bitten by a tick and told she’d be fine says undiagnosed ... severe anxiety and arthritic pain about a year after the bite," said Alayna, a marine biologist.

Infected bug bites may require a course of antibiotics ... Lyme disease rashes usually appear within 1 to 4 weeks after the tick has bitten you, though it can take up to 3 months to appear.

When science writer Kris Newby got deathly ill after a tick bite, her research led her to uncover shocking facts about America’s history of weaponizing parasites. “This is a story of the ...

or an individual experiences flu-like symptoms after a tick bite, seek medical attention. The doctor may prescribe antibiotics to prevent Lyme disease. A more serious local allergic reaction may ...

According to Huynh, covering as much of the skin as possible when outdoors is the best defense against tick bites. However, ...

If you cannot remove the mouth easily with tweezers, leave it alone and let the skin heal. After removing the tick, thoroughly clean the bite area and your hands with rubbing alcohol or soap and water ...

While most use winter as a chance for hibernation, around eight dozen people swarmed to the Brown County Music Center for the “Understanding Tick-borne Illness” conference Feb. 19 hosted by the Brown ...