I’d done everything you’re supposed to do to avoid a tick bite: Tucked permethrin-impregnated pants into permethrin-impregnated socks. Sprayed picaridin on my boots. Once indoors, I removed my outdoor ...
Planning an outdoor getaway this summer requires many considerations: navigating rainy weekends, enduring heavy traffic and perhaps worst of all, facing an increasing tick problem. Stream Connecticut ...
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WPVI) -- Unfortunately the population of bugs that carry the disease has exploded. They are black-legged ticks, snd they are very small - just about the size of a pin head. But they ...
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.
FILE - This undated photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a blacklegged tick, also known as a deer tick, a carrier of Lyme disease. (CDC via AP, File) ...
Planning an outdoor getaway this summer requires many considerations: navigating rainy weekends, enduring heavy traffic and perhaps worst of all, facing an increasing tick problem. Experts warn there ...