Lone Star ticks are vectors for several diseases, including alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause a red-meat allergy in humans. In 2012, Alicia Tucker was ready to be induced to deliver her third ...

The lone star tick can transmit alpha-gal syndrome to ... The Mayo Clinic advises you to get emergency medical treatment if ...

Alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United ...

Lone star ticks used to be limited to the eastern ... Symptoms should improve within two to three days of starting treatment. Although tularemia is uncommon in dogs, cases of the tick-borne ...

Lyme-like illness (also known as southern tick-associated rash illness [STARI] or Masters disease) is vectored by the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Lyme-like illness lesions, which are ...

A Tennessee bill aims to track alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy to red meat that affects thousands in the state.

The bill would add alpha-gal syndrome to the Tennessee Department of Health's list of reportable conditions and diseases.

Knowing what to look for can help you identify a tick bite more quickly and, if necessary, get treatment too ... lives on the West Coast. The lone star tick can transmit Heartland virus and ...

“Historically, the lone star tick was kind of in a territory ... They also recommend getting emergency medical treatment in the case of a serious allergic reaction, which can cause trouble ...