A Reddit post showing a man’s fingers holding a tick has gone viral, earning more than 40,000 upvotes in less than 24 hours. The parasite, which was pulled off u/9274729373837's dog, caught people’s ...

Ticks are parasitic arachnids belonging to the mite superorder Parasitiformes. They can be divided into hard ticks (Ixodidae) and soft ticks (Argasidae). These creatures may be small (around the size ...

Statewide rates of dogs testing positive for exposure to the bacterium that causes anaplasmosis nearly tripled between 2021 and 2024. The same ticks that spread anaplasmosis also spread Lyme disease.

If you plan on spending any time outdoors this summer, preventing tick bites should be a priority. These spider-like parasites are primarily found in wooded, grassy and brush-filled areas, and while ...

Be careful where you walk. Emergency room visits related to tick bites have spiked in 2025, reaching their highest point nationwide in five years, according to the CDC's Tick Bite Data Tracker. The ...

Dog owners may need to be on alert for a disease many have never heard of — anaplasmosis, spread by the same tick that transmits Lyme disease. Anaplasmosis can make dogs feverish or lethargic, turn ...