Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alexis Christine was spending time at her second home in Kansas when an ordinary day took an unexpected turn. The 34-year-old ...

Ticks should be removed with tweezers, grasping them close to the skin's surface. Pull upward with steady, even pressure to avoid leaving the tick's mouthparts embedded. Summer can be a popular time ...

STATEWIDE, Colo. (KRDO) -- Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is asking for Coloradans to send in ticks to help understand the parasitic arachnids in the state. CDPHE states ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Lyme disease makes the headlines but there are plenty of additional reasons to avoid tick bites. New research highlights the latest in a growing list of tick-borne threats — a ...

If you find an embedded tick on your dog, use a tick removal tool to carefully extract it, aiming to remove the entire tick. "If a small piece gets left behind, it's not the end of the world, but you ...