Flea saliva that’s injected into the dog when they’re bitten could cause an allergic reaction called flea allergy dermatitis.

Quick Take If you share your home with a dog or cat, you also share it with invisible commuters: parasites looking for a warm ...

A Simple Guide to External Parasites in Dogs originally appeared on PetHelpful. Here's what you need to know about common skin parasites in dogs.Photo by Bethany Ferr As a fellow dog owner, you ...

The Marshfield Clinic Research Institute provides a free kit for people to submit samples for a study on ticks and tick-borne ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most Oklahomans have experienced the dreaded tick bite after a day spent outdoors, or even just mowing the lawn. Because the ...

A tick is viewed atop a pencil eraser in a laboratory in April in Fort Collins, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) Local health officials are warning the community of a potential increase in tick ...

Thousands of Arkansans will go afield over the next few months, increasing the chances of a potentially debilitating encounter with ticks. Ticks are more than just annoying. They can also carry ...

Ticks can be dangerous and carry diseases such as Lyme disease, so it is important to use repellent, keep skin covered, and ...

Ticks are wreaking havoc across Wisconsin resulting in some of the highest rates of tick-borne diseases across the country, according to U.S. News & World Report. These pests are usually active in ...

Recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or CDC, studies estimate about 476,000 Americans may be diagnosed with Lyme disease each year. But there’s another fast-growing tick-borne condition ...