Lyme Disease is a horrible tick illness that starts with a tick bite. There are over 900 tick species worldwide with numerous tick-borne diseases including Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, STARI and Lyme … read more

As if Lyme disease isn't troubling enough, a more serious tick-borne disease may be emerging, experts warn. Powassan virus, which is a far rarer and more deadly pathogen than the bacte … read more

YORK, PA. -- Now that spring is here, more people may be exploring the outdoors.However, the warm winter may have brought out an unwanted visitor, the black-legged tick, which is also known as the dee … read more

On a springlike day in late February, Shannon Cantner’s daughter, Emma, visited friends in the Newton/Ransom area, taking advantage of the 60-degree warmth to romp in the woods.Although Emma is only … read more

Working in the emergency room at Children's Hospital Pittsburgh earlier this month, some very worried parents had brought in their a 6-year-old son—where they had removed a tick from his left groin 10 … read more