Babesiosis

A Close Up Of An Adult Female, An Adult Male, Nymph And Larval Deer Tick Is Shown Next To A Paper ... Clip. Note that some forms can be as small as a poppy or sesame seed (Photo By Getty Images)Getty Images The Northeast and Midwest…

Tick season is underway in much of the U.S. This season, another tick-borne disease is on the list of concerns. That's because the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found a significant increase in reported cases of…

Prime tick season is approaching, and those creepy little arachnids are carrying all sorts of diseases, including a rare one that’s becoming more prominent: Annual reported cases of babesiosis—a tick-borne disease that can trigger flu-like…

A tick-borne disease known as babesiosis is on the rise in the US, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Cases, which primarily occur in the Northeast and Midwest, more than doubled in certain…

These "black-legged ticks", Ixodes scapularis, really suck and can carry the Babesia parasite, which ... can cause babesiosis. Image courtesy CDC/Michael L. Levin, Ph. D. 1990. (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images).Getty Images…