Ticks are small, parasitic bugs related to mites and spiders. At certain stages of their life cycle, ticks may bite humans. The bites of certain ticks may transmit diseases, such as Lyme disease. A ...

A new laboratory-stage mRNA vaccine that teaches the immune system to recognize the saliva from tick bites could prevent these bugs from feeding on and transmitting tick-borne diseases to people, ...

While the prevalence of Lyme disease and other illnesses spread by ticks has steadily increased in the United States over the past 20 years, a new study of the state of American tick surveillance and ...