Sudden fatigue could also be an early Lyme disease sign. “Fatigue is an early sign that is frequently dismissed and assumed ...

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

Ticks live in many different outdoor environments but they are particularly common in grassy and wooded areas. The health ...

“The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick” makes a lasting impression — even if it is blotchy, faded, and several rings shy of hitting that classic tick-bite bullseye mark.

In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.

So, the arrival of tick season — that is ... Often, he explains, a doctor will see the tell-tale bullseye rash on a patient’s skin and simply prescribe the antibiotic doxycycline to ...

Unfortunately, tick bites don't have a unique look ... especially if it's the kind of bullseye pattern associated with Lyme disease, which usually develops within 3 to 14 days of getting bitten.

And while no one wants a bug bite, ticks are significantly more threatening ... Formally called “erythema migrans,” a rash that looks like a bullseye or target is the most common early Lyme ...

The prospect of Lyme disease is no joke. About 47% of the adult ticks that the St. Joseph County Department of Health has collected since 2017 have tested positive for the bacteria that leads to Lyme ...