Experts are warning medical professionals and those who venture outdoors to be aware of a tick-borne illness that is moving ...

But contained in every bite of this infuriating, insatiable pest is also a trove of social, environmental and epidemiological history. In many cases, human actions long ago are the reason ticks carry ...

And with the deer came deer ticks (Ixodes scapularis). When a tick feeds on an infected deer, it can take up the bacteria. The tick isn’t harmed, but it can pass the bacteria to its next victim.

Ticks carry decades of history in each troublesome bite By Sean Lawrence, West Virginia University Updated June 18, 2025 2:03 p.m.