San Diego County public health officials are raising awareness of a disease known as Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever following the tragic death of a San Diego resident who traveled to the Baja California region before falling ill. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a disease transmitted by ticks to humans and dogs. Areas where these ticks …
San Diego County public health officials are bringing attention to the Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, following the tragic death of a San Diego resident who contracted the disease during a trip to Baja California. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is a disease transmitted by ticks to both humans and dogs. These ticks are commonly found in …
Ticks are surviving in winter, as they are immune to freezing temperatures – and as the climate continues to change, they are beginning to be more active during the colder months, experts are warning. They tend to hide and wait for the temperatures to temporarily rise, and then they come out looking for a chance …
According to two studies released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there may be hundreds of thousands of Americans who are unknowingly allergic to red meat due to a tick-borne allergy. The CDC has detected 110,000 suspected cases of the allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, through blood tests for antibodies since 2010. …
Throughout my life, I have never been bitten by a tick. However, I cannot say for certain if this is true, as tick bites often go unnoticed. Adela Oliva Chavez, a tick researcher at Texas A&M University, recalls her childhood experiences of having hundreds of ticks on her, yet never realizing until her aunt removed …