Mosquito bites are irritating at best and vectors for disease at worst. Depending on what country you are in, they can ...

DEET won’t keep a mosquito from approaching, but it can stop her (all mosquitoes that suck blood are female) from biting by ...

One of the most common diseases ticks can transfer is Lyme disease, Hayes said. The black-legged tick is the primary vector ...

Protect yourself from ticks, caution health experts, to all Hoosiers outside in their yards or hiking in the woods.

West Nile Virus starts off with a flu-like illness with body aches and vomiting and can lead to fatal meningitis ...

Indiana has six ticks that spread diseases and illnesses to people. Each of them has more than one pathogen that they can spread.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is asking anyone going outdoors this weekend, as the warm weather continues, to do one ...

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Learn about Texas' most common tick species, the diseases they carry, and tips to prevent tick bites this season.