Six people in California reported infection with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, all of whom had visited Tecate, Mexico, just ...

The CDC issued a warning to residents for Rocky Mountain spotted fever. This comes after at least six people were infected at ...

Dogs, while beloved companions, can carry certain diseases that may be transmitted to humans. These are known as zoonotic diseases.

The chiggers that bite humans “are the larval stage of a mite that is otherwise harmless and actually beneficial,” Gangloff-Kaufmann says. “They eat other mites and other plant-damaging critters.” ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, preventing tick bites is an important step in protecting yourself against tick-borne diseases. The agency suggests avoiding grassy, brushy, ...