Ticks are spreading globally and bringing familiar conditions such as Lyme disease with them, as well as totally new ones. Now research is revealing how to prevent and treat the diseases they carry ...

The number of reported Lyme disease cases is increasing; here's what you need to know about Lyme disease, and how you can protect your children. advertisement. The Record Bergen County.

The CDC offers the following advice on how to remove a tick that's become attached to your skin. ... The Pennsylvania Department of Health recorded 16,620 lab-confirmed cases of Lyme disease in ...

Lyme disease cases jumped by more than 40% from 2022 to 2023, likely because of climate change. Now, the main treatment for Lyme Disease is doxycycline. But that might change.

Dr. Daniel Solomon, infectious disease specialist at Mass General Brigham, recommends that people take the antibiotic doxycycline within 72 hours of removing a tick that was attached to their skin.

St. Joseph County in Indiana has documented more cases of Lyme disease in humans than any other county in the state. It takes 48 hours for a tick to transmit Lyme disease to a human.

Elizabeth Cooney is a cardiovascular disease reporter at STAT, covering heart, stroke, and metabolic conditions. You can reach Liz on Signal at LizC.22. It starts with the ticks. These bugs infect ...

Typical symptoms of Lyme disease include fever, headache, fatigue, and a characteristic skin rash called erythema migraines that resembles a bullseye, according to Rocky Mountain Lab.

Remove attached ticks with tweezers by grabbing them as close to the skin as possible, and cleanse the area with antiseptic. In addition to the 1,215 Lyme disease cases reported in 2024, Michigan ...

As of July 1, county health officials have reported 10 cases of the disease in 2025. Officials warn that if that trend continues, cases could double by the end of the year, marking the highest ...