Lyme

Experts say ticks are out earlier this year and sticking around longer than usual thanks to warming temperatures — making it more important than ever to be aware of how to avoid their potentially disease-carrying bites.In…

Various brands of repellent are seen in a pharmacy in Sao Paulo, Brazil on January 21, 2016. In the ... last three months, product prices in some pharmacies rose up to 62% due to outbreaks of dengue, chikungunya and zika virus, transmitted…

It's a bacterial infection spread by ticks that strikes thousands of Brits every year.Now, an interactive map reveals where in England Lyme disease has infected the most people.The bacteria, which causes a circular rash around the bite, as…

Lyme disease is an infection that can be spread to humans via the bite of an infected tick. While many people with the infection will experience flu-like symptoms lasting a few weeks, for others it can become more serious. And with cases on…

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…

Topline Moderna on Tuesday unveiled plans to develop vaccines against tick-borne Lyme disease and norovirus, a notorious stomach bug, the Massachusetts-based biotech’s latest efforts to bolster its pipeline and expand its offerings ahead of…

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…

I have been suffering from an itchy rash for the past two months. I’ve been prescribed antihistamine creams and tablets but neither have helped. I took a course of antibiotics a couple of years ago to treat lyme disease. Do you think it…

In 2002, Shania Twain became the first-ever artist with three RIAA Diamond-certified albums (meaning, she sold more than 10 million copies of each), according to E! News. Then, in 2003, she lost her voice. She saw doctors for six or seven…

In a new study, US and Danish researchers report that patients hospitalised with Lyme disease had a 28 per cent higher rate of mental disorders and were twice as likely to have attempted suicide post-infection, compared to individuals…