Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Did you know a tick bite can make you allergic to red meat? If you get bitten by an infected creepy-crawly, you might have to kiss ...

Ticks are perhaps scary for their bloodsucking nature, and there are quite a few other insects that look like them. However, those insects are quite different.

It turns out that Lyme disease isn't the only thing to worry about when you get a tick bite. While people have long been taught to be wary of deer ticks, which can carry Lyme disease, now people have ...

A new study from The Ohio State University shows a major increase in the risk of being bitten by a tick infected with ...

URI Professor Thomas Mather said that tick spotting have increased in the last two weeks. In New England, you should watch out for black legged ticks, which can cause Lyme's disease, and lone star ...

CAROLINAS — It’s the time of year when certain types of ticks become active and one type poses a unique threat. A single bite from the lone star tick can trigger a severe allergy to red meat or pork ...

Two emerging tick species, including one that is known to cause a red meat allergy, are on the rise in Connecticut. Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station recently released ...

There are many different kinds of ticks that attach to humans and animals. With a 5-year-old daughter she said was unable to walk and talk, a Mississippi mom urgently warned parents to check their ...

Some tick bites can cause Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), making people allergic to red meat and some other mammal products. Three tick species in the U.S. are known to transmit AGS: the lone star tick, the ...