Over the past several years, we’ve all learned more about the potentially dangerous consequences of being bitten by a tick.

The blacklegged tick is perhaps the biggest threat because it’s the only tick species that can transmit Lyme disease, a ...

Other common tick-borne diseases in the United States include ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, and tularemia.

Tick populations have remained stable over the past two decades, but the percentage of ticks with dangerous pathogens has ...

Some rare tick-borne illnesses have been found in Pennsylvania, as well. They include: – Hard tick relapsing fever, a rare illness caused by Borrelia miyamotoi bacteria. Symptoms can include ...

Some excitement is reported to have occurred in sanitary circles over a certificate issued on Sunday setting forth that relapsing fever had resulted in the death of a child in a tenement-house ...

Research from Vibrant Sciences, confirming high sensitivity and broad pathogen coverage using low-volume antibody testing, published in Nature SANTA CLARA, CA / ACCESS Newswire / May 13, 2025 / A new ...

The Blacklegged tick spreads Lyme disease, anaplasmosis, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, hard tick relapsing fever and Powassan virus disease. They live in wooded and brushy areas. The Lone Star tick ...

Blacklegged ticks also transmit a relapsing fever illness, a bacterial disease called anaplasmosis, a parasitic disease similar to malaria called babesiosis, and Powassan virus, which can cause ...