Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Outdoors? Make regular checks for ticks

2013-06-12 19:14:00

In Virginia the most common tick bite comes from the Lone Star tick. "You'll pick up 50 to 100 Lone Stars for every one black-legged tick," said David Gaines, state entomologist. Yet Lyme Disease, carried exclusively by the immature black-legged, or...

Black-legged ticks: creeping closer?

2013-06-03 06:53:00

Though Emmet and Charlevoix counties have had no reports of black-legged ticks, the species has moved into counties north and south of the region. The black-legged tick, which carries Lyme disease, has been migrating south from the Upper Peninsula and...

Spring pest season in full swing

2013-05-27 00:00:00

The first tick dropped off Mary Ramsden's dog and onto her kitchen floor a few weeks ago. She screamed, "Holy cripes!" and drowned the sucker. Since then, it's been war at her house. Ramsden has plucked as many as five ticks a day off each of her dogs...

Signs and symptoms of insect-related diseases

2013-04-18 13:38:00

As families travel or head out to camp, swim, hike or play, so do mosquitos, ticks and other pesky insects.� Unfortunately, warmer weather also means guarding against illnesses, such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and the West Nile virus....

Pages from the Past: Youngster hospitalized with Rocky Mountain spotted fever

2012-07-04 00:00:00

An article from the July 5, 1962, edition of the Herald Argus and Baltimore Countian reported on the consequences of being bitten by a tick for one area youngster. A case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever was reported in a five-year-old male residing in...

How to handle a tick bite

2012-07-03 21:45:11

Q: What should you do if you were bitten by a tick? A: Tick bites are usually harmless. They may cause a raised, reddened area or a minor allergic reaction at the site of the bite. However, if the tick is infected with bacteria, viruses or protozoa,...

Tick bites on the rise in Central Florida, county says

2012-04-17 16:32:17

An unpleasant wonder of the natural world

2012-05-16 19:10:25

These days, the seconds no more tick away than the hours slip through the narrow part of an hourglass, but as the weather turns warmer and the days get longer, there's ever more reason to spend more time outside and that time is marked by different...

Ticked off: an abundance of ticks in Northern Michigan

2012-06-06 07:04:00

Area outdoors people have been reporting an uptick in, well, ticks this spring. But pinning the blame on a mild winter for an upswing in numbers may not be a catch-all answer anymore. The upswing could be simply because of the tick's normal expansion...

Treat it: It's important to remove the tick properly by using tweezers to gently pull it straight out. Use a gentle soap and water to clean the affected area. Head to the doctor if: The small mark starts to expand and look like a bull's-eye.

2012-06-27 23:44:22