People are at risk for Lyme disease in Florida year-round since the climate allows some human-biting species of ticks to be active throughout the year. What should you do if you get bitten by a tick?

Anaplasmosis is transmitted by the same tick that spreads Lyme disease, but it doesn't come with a rash and can be deadly. A ...

But how common are the ticks that spread Lyme disease in Florida? “So, in Florida, it actually turns out to be really quick common north of, essentially, the I-4 corridor.

“A single tick bite can actually change your life,” Melissa Bell, the President of the Florida Lyme Disease Association, said. Ticks generally live in wooded or grassy areas.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Schools may be out for summer break, but we are now in tick season. As your family spends more time in the fresh air, it's important to know how to avoid the disease ...

But individual tick species and the diseases they carry vary by region. Lynley Smith, 43, knew about the heightened risk of Lyme disease in Maine when she vacationed with her family there last summer.

Florida State University (FSU) quarterback Wyatt Sexton will miss the upcoming college football season due to Lyme disease. Sexton was reportedly found disheveled and disoriented on a city street ...

When Nicole Greene's friend plucked a tick from her head back in 2001 and flushed it away, she thought nothing of it again until six years later when her doctor told her she had Lyme disease and ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports emergency rooms across the United States are experiencing a surge in tick bite cases, with the Northeast being hit the hardest. Dr. Omer Awan ...

Anywhere from 30,000 up to 500,000 people develop Lyme disease from a tick bite each year, according to the C DC. ... who grew up in upstate New York but now lives in South Florida.