Symptoms usually appear 3 to 16 days after a tick bite. The same ticks that carry Lyme Disease can also transmit Ehrlichiosis at the same time. Without treatment Ehrlichiosis can be fatal.

Scientists are developing the first-ever pill to prevent Lyme disease, potentially protecting millions from tick-borne ...

(Lyme is by far the most common infection ... are the main vector for a few types of bacteria that can cause the disease ehrlichiosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention usually ...

Of those, 41% also had Lyme disease; 3.7% had ehrlichiosis; and 0.3% had anaplasmosis. On its face, that seems like bad news.

Across most of the Northeast, getting bitten by a blacklegged tick— also called a deer tick — is a risk during spring, summer ...

All laboratory testing including CBC, CMP and Lyme titers were within normal limits ... flaccid paralysis with ataxia. The disease should be strongly suspected when confronted by a bilateral ...

Lyme disease cases in the U.P. have increased in recent years, so it is essential to increase your effort to protect yourself from ticks. Read more on the Western Upper Peninsula Health Department ...