A deer tick bite resembles a bullseye shape. Photon Illustration/Stocktrek Images/ Getty Images If the initial bite grows bigger than 5 cm in diameter over the course of five to eight days, it may ...

The type of tick that typically carries disease in New England is the deer tick, which can be as small as a poppy seed.

We’re right in the peak of tick season, but if you’ve been feeling like this year has been worse than usual, you’re not wrong ...

Tick bites are common, and with the rising incidences of Lyme disease, engorged ticks are a concern. However, not all ticks ...

Every year, nearly 31 million people in the U.S. are bitten by a tick. Tick-related illnesses like Lyme disease are on the ...

In late April, the Pennsylvania Department of Health released a health alert notifying health care providers that tick ...

If you're unsure what a tick bite looks like and are worried one you, these photos can help you identify a bite and tick bullseye rash ... The deer tick that transmits Lyme disease must ...

Unlike a deer tick bite, a wood tick bite won’t cause the classic bullseye rash. If you find a wood tick on your body, use the same method Merchant recommends above: Gently pull the tick out ...

Tick bites and Lyme disease: ... which is also known as a deer tick. ... Some 60% to 80% of people with Lyme disease notice a "target" or "bullseye" rash within a few weeks of the tick bite, ...

Sick after a tick bite, but no bulls eye rash? Consult with your doctor anyway. There's another illness out there besides Lyme disease that's increasing in numbers, and has potential to make it to ...

If you're unsure what a tick bite looks like and are worried one you, these photos can help you identify a bite and tick bullseye rash before you see a doctor. Never ignore a tick bite if it looks ...

Two-thirds of Ohio counties, including Cuyahoga County, have found this type of tick, which transmits Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis and Powassan virus disease. There have been 104 ...