Getting a tick bite doesn't automatically spell medical emergency, but it is important to know what to do next.

Lyme disease, the most common tick-borne illness in the U.S. and Europe, is caused by Borrelia burgdorferi. A new study may ...

Deer tick activity surged this week as warmer weather stirred the Lyme-disease carrying arachnids out of their dormant winter state to begin searching for hosts. Griffin Dill, integrated pest ...

Targeting a key enzyme in the microorganism responsible for the disease could stop both its growth and ability to infect.

Two Emerging Infectious Diseases studies link bites from black-legged (deer) and western black-legged ticks to potentially ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick, may also be triggered by the deer tick and ...

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University discovered an enzyme, lactate dehydrogenase , as a potential therapeutic ...

Ticks are most active when the temperature rises above 40 degrees, according to Grayson. He said the solution to avoiding ...

A team of scientists has zeroed in on an enzyme that could revolutionize Lyme disease treatment. By uncovering the crucial ...

The Role of BbLDH in Borrelia burgdorferi Lyme disease, the most reported tick-borne illness in the United States and Europe, is primarily caused by the bacterium B. burgdorferi. One of the intriguing ...