Ticks and Lyme disease may be on the increase for an assortment of reasons, experts said, including milder winters.

When Gretchen Dunoyer heard that the Massachusetts Institute of Technology was recruiting people with lingering Lyme disease ...

Lyme disease cases are rising in Belmont County, with officials urging people to be vigilant for symptoms and to use ...

Lyme disease is a complex condition with a long history of misdiagnosis, and Lyme arthritis, a late manifestation of the ...

Only 34% of patients with erythema migrans greater than 5 cm are positive for Lyme disease by the CDC’s standard two-tier testing algorithm.

“Early diagnosis and treatment, with additional follow-up by healthcare providers, has the potential to improve patient outcomes, decrease the percentage of people who progress to persistent Lyme ...

Emergency room visits for tick bites have reached their highest level in eight years, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Lyme disease diagnoses ...

Getting bitten by a deer tick can lead to Lyme disease. These ticks can carry bacteria responsible for the illness and ...

Lyme disease is typically treated with a course of oral antibiotics. Shutterstock. Oral antibiotics, including amoxicillin, doxycycline and cefuroxime, are the standard treatment for Lyme disease.

The suspected exposure was related to outdoor activities or a workplace exposure, Carson City Health and Human Services said.

Zoonoses—diseases that spread from animals to humans—began to gain prevalence some 6,500 years ago with the rise of animal ...

I don’t travel to rural locations and walk in tall grass. I don’t own a dog, a possible carrier of deer ticks.