GRENADA, Miss. -- A Mississippi mom is urgently warning parents to be on the lookout for ticks after tick paralysis left her young daughter unable to walk. In a widely shared Facebook post, Jessica ...

Once found mainly in New England and pockets of the Midwest, disease-spreading ticks are now appearing in more places across the U.S. Emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest levels ...

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It’s time again to remember to check for ticks while raking leaves. Ticks breed in the moist leaf piles overnight, and the mothers lay 2,000 eggs. Also, if you have an oak tree in your yard, it’s ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Ticks can be active in any season and it's important to check for and remove the bloodsuckers as quickly as possible — especially after you've been outside hiking, gardening or ...

Finding ticks in the garden is one way to put a damper on your relaxing outdoor experience. The warm, wet weather in the summer tends to attract ticks, but they can appear year-round, depending on ...

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