STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- If you have ever been bitten by a tick, you may have worried it could transmit a disease like Lyme disease or Powassan virus. Some species are more likely to transmit disease -- ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With locally acquired cases of Lyme disease on the rise on Staten Island, it's more important than ever to identify a tick if you've been bitten. The TickEncounter Resource ...
Use this Tick Identification Guide to ID the tick that’s native to your area, and discover the diseases that it commonly carries. About 300,000 people are diagnosed with Lyme disease every year, ...
Ticks are tiny. Household tweezers just aren't the right tool for proper tick removal. There's a striking difference when compared to tick tweezers. Unfed adult ticks are about the size of an apple ...
The CDC estimates that around 476,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease each year. This potentially serious disease is spread through the bite of an infected deer tick, ...