Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a bacterial illness caused ... Twisting can leave the mouth attached. Then clean the area and your hands thoroughly. If you remove a tick, but the mouth ...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the United States, often killing people within ...

Tick-borne illnesses are on the rise and environmentalists are trying to find eco-friendly ways to combat ticks' ...

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Powassan encephalitis and Rocky Mountain spotted fever, two serious tick-borne diseases, have been identified in Minnesota residents, state health officials said today. A Dakota County child died ...

Much of the Western Upper Peninsula (U.P.) of Michigan has been identified by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services as a confirmed area with blacklegged ... by Ixodes pacificus ticks.