Ticks are found across Virginia in all settings, from rural to urban, and can cause several diseases that can affect people. Ticks maybe tiny and hard to spot, but they can cause a number of serious ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ellen Stromdahl was at a garden party in coastal Virginia in June 2023 when her friend Albert Duncan stood up from where he was ...

It’s tick season in Virginia, and the Central Shenandoah Health District is sounding the alarm on the dangers of them and the diseases they carry. Ticks maybe tiny and hard to spot, but they can cause ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Emergency departments across the country are seeing a spike in tick bite cases this summer, including in Virginia. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — As Virginians head outdoors during warmer weather, an emergency medicine physician with Virginia Tech is spreading awareness about tick bite prevention and treatment. In ...

Ticks can transmit diseases like Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Babesiosis and Alpha-gal. Use insect repellent, tuck pants into socks, and check clothing and body for ticks after being ...

CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — As summer calls us outdoors, a crucial health warning emerges from medical experts. While Lyme disease often grabs headlines, a lesser-known but increasingly ...

Experts are warning medical professionals and those who venture outdoors to be aware of a tick-borne illness that is moving south into Virginia. A study published in April in the Journal of Medical ...

The invasive longhorned tick has been found carrying a bacteria that can cause a deadly disease in humans in Connecticut. The insect is spreading rapidly through Virginia. The tick can transmit ...

Ticks are a danger in Virginia and can transmit diseases like Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Use EPA-registered insect repellents on skin and clothing, but follow product label ...