A female deer tick (xodes scapularis), one of the two tick ... the donor developed a rash on his left hip and leg along with muscle pain and weakness. Doctors diagnosed him with rhabdomyolysis ...

Astealthy quest is afoot in the forests of the Netherlands. Sitting atop a blade of grass, biding time till its next blood meal, is a hard tick. It attaches to an exposed leg of an unsuspecting victim ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- Tick experts are warning Mainers to prepare for an increase in tick populations this spring, following a winter that was not consistently cold enough to reduce their numbers.