If things get serious with these symptoms, your doctor will prescribe antibiotics to tackle the effects of a tick bite.

BlueArc Biosciences has been a winner in all three phases so far of the LymeX Innovation Accelerator competition as it works ...

An NUS-based study says 11 species that have bitten humans here can carry 1 or more harmful microbes. Read more at ...

You shouldn't assume that you'll see a bullseye rash if you get bitten by a tick, and you also shouldn't assume that you ...

Hidden in leaf litter near wildlife corridors, a poorly known threat to public health lies in wait for hikers, cyclists and dog owners frequenting Singapore's green spaces. These spots are ideal for ...

Given the nonspecificity of the presenting signs and symptoms of HME and the fact that only a small percentage of patients who have a history of a tick bite actually develop a tick associated ...

Toronto’s active surveillance program is intended to document locations where blacklegged ticks have become established using a tick dragging method. Tick dragging is a process to collecting ticks in ...

R. conorii conorrii Rh. sanguineus (I. ricinus) Mediterranean spotted fever Rash (97%); single eschar; case–fatality rate without treatment (0–18%) R. conorii israelensis Rh. sanguineus ...

Rash during pregnancy is not uncommon, ranging from a relatively harmless heat rash to potentially life-threatening conditions like impetigo herpetiformis. These rashes may develop due to changes in ...

Soil-borne plant diseases, such as damping-off, root rots, and wilts, which often lead to non-specific symptoms and are therefore difficult to diagnose, are responsible for major crop losses annually.

Fleas, mites, and chiggers often bite humans. But they are not poisonous. It's sometimes hard to know which type of insect caused the bite, or if the rash is caused by poison ivy or other skin ...