Babesiosis, a tickborne disease sometimes called “American malaria,” is rising sharply in the U.S., new research showed.

The prevalence of the disease, which is spread to people through the bite of a blacklegged tick, or a deer tick, has increased dramatically since the U.S. first began tracking the disease in 1991.

Babesiosis is primarily transmitted through the bite of a black-legged tick, also known as a deer tick (pictured here ... research team identified 3,521 people infected with babesiosis between ...

Most people who get Colorado tick fever have a ... or other flu-like symptoms within 2 weeks after the tick bite. You think a deer tick bit you. The bite looks red or oozes, which are signs ...

With hunting season in full swing, the threat of deer ticks looms large. Whether you’re after big game, small game, or ...

A black-legged tick in Illinois has tested positive for Ehrlichia muris eauclairensis, marking the state's first case of the ...

"Human babesiosis prevalence in the United States is on the rise, partly due to climate change," researchers said.

Certain invasive plants, like Japanese barberry, provide habitat for ticks. New research aims to determine how much cutting ...