Stamford resident K.J. Kelly didn't know about Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) until he was admitted ... through the bite of an infected American Dog Tick and has an average rate of just ...

Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by biting ticks to humans and dogs. Found on every continent ...

Getty The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced that an outbreak of Rocky Mountain spotted fever in southern ... can be transmitted by brown dog ticks (Rhipicephalus sanguineus ...

Here are our most common ticks, diseases they can spread, how to prevent them from biting you and your pet and how to properly remove them if bitten.

UC Davis Professor Janet Foley takes a blood sample from a dog in Mexico as part of Rocky Mountain spotted fever prevention efforts. Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a bacterial infection spread by ...