Medically reviewed by Lauren Schlanger, MD Lyme disease is spread through a tick bite. Lyme disease is not contagious or ...

Since the time she fell suddenly ill when she was 12 years old, Heather Farrier battled mysterious and debilitating symptoms ...

They're most common in the mid-Atlantic and the Northeastern US. And unfortunately, they can carry Lyme disease. If you think you've been bitten by a tick, you need to be on the lookout.

The doctor ordered a blood test for Lyme disease, a tick-borne bacterial infection typically associated with a skin rash ... mice—animals known to harbor black-legged ticks—and the outbreaks ...

so it’s worth getting clued up on the other symptoms of Lyme disease too. It can also be harder to see the rash on brown and black skin and it may look like a bruise. According to the NHS ...

"Erythema migrans, a rash with a great ability to spread through the skin, is a hallmark of Lyme disease, a serious bacterial disease. Its bullseye shape will help you quickly identify it in your ...

BlueArc Biosciences has been a winner in all three phases so far of the LymeX Innovation Accelerator competition as it works ...

A new Dartmouth study, published in Parasites and Vectors, finds that 50% of adult blacklegged ticks carry the bacteria that causes Lyme disease while 20% to 25% of the younger (nymph) blacklegged ...

A significant percentage of patients with Lyme arthritis and other Lyme disease manifestations were positive for anti-RA33 antibodies.

Q. What bacteria causes athlete’s foot? A. Athlete’s foot is not caused by bacteria. It is caused by tinea, a fungus that also can give you jock itch and ringworm. You can catch it ...