Lyme disease: The major symptom that could be a warning that you may have the disease
Ticks that carry the bacteria responsible for Lyme disease are found throughout the UK and catching the disease is more
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More than Lyme: Tick study finds multiple agents of tick-borne diseases
In a study published in mBio, a journal of the American Society for Microbiology, Jorge Benach and Rafal Tokarz, and
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Lyme disease: If left untreated, you could experience these ‘serious’ symptoms
Lyme disease is a bacterial infection that can be spread to humans by infected ticks. Ticks are tiny spider-like creatures
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Tick bite, and now? What you should do – and what not
Sprays, long stockings and pants: Against ticks there are many defensive measures, but a hundred percent protection against the creepy
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Health: tropical giant ticks and Lyme disease infections – how to protect yourself effectively against tick bites
Tropical ticks to settle in Germany They are up to three times as big as their European cousins, have a
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Allergists warn that chigger bites may cause allergic reaction to red meat
Chiggers, redbugs, harvest mites — whatever you call them, they are pesky little bugs whose bites cause really itchy rashes,
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Tick-Borne Infections Are on the Rise: Here’s How to Protect Yourself
More people are coming into contact with ticks. Summer’s here, and that means grilling season’s in full swing. But before
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Forest ecology shapes Lyme disease risk in the eastern US: Predators, acorns, & fragmentation regulate numbers of infected ticks
In the eastern US, risk of contracting Lyme disease is higher in fragmented forests with high rodent densities and low
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