(AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it's important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you've been outside hiking, gardening or enjoying nature.

Experts share advice on how to assess your risk. By Erik Vance I heard about ticks long before I ever saw one. Growing up in California, I knew they existed, but just imagined them elsewhere, like ...

Despite decades of public health messaging about Lyme disease and other tick-borne illnesses, cases continue to rise, ...

Once found mainly in New England and pockets of the Midwest, disease-spreading ticks are now appearing in more places across the U.S. Emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest levels ...

Ticks can be active in any season and experts say it’s important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible. WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it's important ...