The golden retriever who was attacked by two dogs in Fabens more than a month ago is close to completing his road to recovery and looking to be adopted. Karen Washington, president of the nonprofit ...

Ticks are small parasites that attach to dogs and can transmit serious diseases like Lyme disease, tick paralysis, and ...

There are parasites all over the world that can infect humans. Some of them are easy to avoid, but others are more common ...

Despite their size, ticks pose a sizable risk to your pooch's well-being as they often carry an array of diseases.

Vampires are not the only creatures that suck blood. As scary as it seems, the Earth is full of different creatures. Here are ...

Ticks are tiny terrors that can cause a serious headache. These parasites are particularly prevalent in rural and wildlife ...

Three people have died from Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) in California, with six reported cases linked to tick bites.

Three people died in California from Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a November report from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

This is a rare disease that does cause red skin on the belly and, in some cases, has also presented with swollen lymph nodes.

Three patients hospitalized in California died of a "severe" tickborne illness after visiting Tecate, a region in Northern ...

Six people in California have reportedly caught a "severe and fatal" tickborne disease named Rocky Mountain spotted fever ...

Lyme disease is a tick-borne zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi (B. burgdorferi). B. burgdorferi is a spirochete bacterium and is mainly transmitted by infected blacklegged ...