An illness that targets red blood cells is becoming increasingly common in Maryland. Although Lyme disease is the most common ...

Bats in the tropics of the Americas are a reservoir for morbilliviruses—a genus of RNA viruses that includes the human ...

“That makes sense because modern humans moved out of caves about 60,000 years ago,” added study co-author and Virginia Tech ...

A rundown of the types of ticks the Hudson Valley, what diseases they carry and how to reduce your chances of getting bitten.

Alarmingly, a number of these diseases took place during the 20th Century, including the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918, the polio epidemic that took untold numbers of lives from around the year 1900 to ...

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

U. of Oregon team uncovered a molecule produced by yeast on the skin that has potent antimicrobial properties against a ...

Blacklegged ticks are extremely common in Northeastern United States. Recently, these ticks have steadily expanded into other ...

More ticks have been found active in Ohio. Here's are the hot spots and common species in Ohio, how to prevent bites, and what to do if you're bitten.

The yeast Malassezia helps protect the skin from bacterial infections, but only up to a certain point. Scientists at the ...