"I just ignored it because I didn't realise it was a tick bite, or that it could lead to Lyme disease." A project to develop a new LymeApp has been launched at an event in Inverness. It is being ...

Ticks love to latch onto dogs and cats. You can get Lyme disease if your pet brings ticks inside your home. Nervous about a ...

Lyme Disease: Lyme disease is an infection caused by a spiral shaped bacterium called ... West Nile Virus: West Nile virus (WNV) is a potentially serious illness that is transmitted by the bite of ...

Lyme disease is spread by tick bites and can be debilitating. A blood tests can check for it but may not give a positive result until eight weeks after the patient is bitten. Getty Images Prof ...

For instance, ticks can carry Lyme disease, and some mosquitoes can carry yellow fever, malaria, and dengue fever. When a mosquito bites a person who has dengue virus in his or her blood ...

Lyme disease spreads through a bite from an infected blacklegged tick, and symptoms include headache, fever, and a "target" skin rash. Learn more about Lyme disease and how to prevent it.

For more information on Lyme disease and tick bite prevention, you can check out Lyme Disease UK or visit the NHS website. You’re now subscribed to all our newsletters. You can manage your ...

It is difficult to estimate the total number of UK cases of Lyme disease, but they are understood to have increased more than four fold in the past 10 years. The more time you spend outdoors, the ...

In addition to mosquitoes, ticks, which transmit diseases like Lyme disease, are also affected by climate change. Warmer temperatures have extended the active season for ticks and allowed them to ...

He is rushed to hospital where doctors tell his worried parents and grandparents that he has Lyme Disease, probably contracted from an tick bite whilst on a camping holiday. They are relieved to ...