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 ...

LA GRANDE, Oregon (WTVD) -- Parents in Oregon had the scare of a lifetime after their young daughter was left temporarily paralyzed by a tick bite. On May 14, Amanda Lewis said her daughter, Evelyn, ...

On June 6, Jessica Griffin wrote on Facebook that her 5-year-old daughter Kailyn woke up and couldn’t walk. “I was just thinking that her legs were asleep," said Jessica. S Seun Adeyeye Follow Finding ...

Peak tick season is approaching across the U.S and researchers are expecting this summer to be particularly brutal. But, is it the worst ever? University of Rhode Island entomologist Dr. Thomas “The ...

The patient underwent extensive workup. All laboratory testing including CBC, CMP and Lyme titers were within normal limits. Neurology was consulted given the concern of possible Guillan-Barre ...

First and foremost, it is crucial to do all you can to avoid tick bites as this is the best defense against tick-borne diseases. To begin with, it is important to know where to expect ticks. Ticks ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — One spreads Lyme disease. The bite of another may cause a lifelong meat allergy. And yet another is new in town, having traveled north from warmer climates toting Rocky Mountain ...

Ticks look like tiny, harmless pests but their impact on a dog’s health is frightening. Beyond itching and irritation, some ticks release toxins that slowly paralyze a pet. If left untreated this ...

Indian tick season peaks between March and October, matching summer and monsoon. The brown dog tick and Haemaphysalis tick ...

Tick paralysis (TP), a response to the neurotoxic effects of the salivary secretions produced by attached hard ticks (Ixodidae), is a syndrome that mimics a large number of better known neurological ...