You don’t need to touch a tick for it to find you, a new study suggests. The blood-sucking parasites may be able to catapult themselves from vegetation to their hosts thanks to static electricity.

I love owning dogs in Duluth. In the summer, we enjoy swimming in lakes and rivers, running on sandy beaches and exploring the area's beautiful wooded trails. However, after spending 30 minutes ...

Milder winters in the Northeast are making deer ticks more active at a time when they're usually dormant. Experts are calling that a growing public health threat. Connecticut Public Radio's Michayla ...

It was a beautiful day in Chicago Monday with plenty of opportunities to get fresh air, but everyone was advised to make sure to prepare for ticks ahead of their relaxing walks. Every few weeks, the ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is now in full seasonal upswing. But the U.S. Public Health Service reassuringly pointed out that, newspaper reports notwithstanding, there is no epidemic of Rocky ...

With the spring season less than a week old, Facebook feeds are already filling with users bewildered over the discovery of a tick on themselves or their pet. "This early?" they ask, posting a photo ...

Spring and summer are often synonymous with the emergence of ticks, but just how bad is the infestation of the little parasites this year? Well, it depends who you ask. Ohio State University's College ...

Massachusetts generally experiences two peaks for tick activity, according to the Department of Public Health: from late March or early April through August, and then from October to November. However ...