Lyme disease is caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi being transferred from an infected tick to a person through its bite. The American Lyme Disease Foundation estimates that between 1 ...

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick— also called a deer tick — is a risk during spring, summer ...

The Lyme disease research group has identified an alarming increase in the co-infection rate in deer ticks, including discovery of novel co-infections such as mycoplasma and microfilarial nematode ...

This prompted fears about the increasing risks of tick-borne infections such as Lyme disease and babesiosis, not just in the countryside, but in urban areas too. An interactive map on the Big Tick ...

But don't be deceived. Lyme disease starts when a black-legged tick or a deer tick bites you. If it's carrying a certain type of bacteria, you can get infected. RA happens when your immune system ...

Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a confirmed area with blacklegged ticks present with Lyme bacteria ...