The wood tick (dog tick) is the size of an apple seed. After feeding, it can double or triple in size. Sometimes, it can pass on Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Colorado tick fever. The deer tick is ...

The rash can vary from small, flat, red, or purple spots to red areas of skin covered with small bumps. Tick bite bull's-eye This refers to a rash that usually starts as a single circle that ...

The Lone Star tick is responsible for most cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that's appearing more and more in Kansas ...

Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is increasing across the state. Priscilla Brenes, K-State Research and Extension ...

Researchers at Kansas State University say the number of cases of an allergic reaction to red meat tied to tick bites is increasing across the state. Priscilla Brenes, K-State Research and Extension ...

Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), also called mammalian meat allergy (MMA), is caused by an allergy to the carbohydrate galactose-a-1,3-galactose (alpha-gal) and causes a reaction to red meat and other ...

SINGAPORE – Hidden in leaf litter near wildlife corridors, a poorly known threat to public health lies in wait for hikers, cyclists and dog owners frequenting Singapore’s green spaces.

So, even if you have a tick bite, you may never see or even feel any evidence that it happened, he says. Some people do develop a small, red, itchy bump that they notice after the tick bite ...

Brown recluse bites often start with mild redness followed by pain and itching. The bite is usually flat, though it may develop a small blister. Sometimes, a bull’s-eye pattern with a blue or purple ...