The deer tick (Ixodes scapularis), also known as the black-legged tick, is one of the smallest ticks found in forests, shrubs, or tall meadows in the United States.

Other common symptoms of a tick bite include sudden fever, chills, fatigue, headache and muscle or joint pain. “Gastrointestinal symptoms such as nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain may also occur, ...

The syndrome is also rapidly spreading in the U.S. and around the globe. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates as many as 450,000 people in the U.S. may have it. And it’s carried by ...

The black-legged tick is what you would imagine a “stereotypical” tick to look like, with a light brown body and a darker brown scutum, a hardened plate on the dorsal surface of a tick that ...

Climate change is making tick-borne illnesses more common, which makes tick prevention strategies even more critical.

An adult female black-legged tick on a blade of grass. This is the species of tick blamed for transmitting most cases of Lyme disease, including in North Carolina.

Black-legged ticks and American dog ticks are widely distributed across the whole state, with residents slightly more likely to encounter the two species in northern New Castle County.

Lyme Disease isn't the only tick-driven illness that residents of the northeast should worry about. The CDC says cases of Babesiosis, which can cause flu-like symptoms, are on the rise in 8 states.

An adult female black-legged tick on a blade of grass. This is the species of tick blamed for transmitting most cases of Lyme disease, including in North Carolina.