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15 Important Facts You Must Know About Ticks

15 Important Facts You Must Know About Ticks

Your guide to Lyme disease, deer ticks, and tick removal.

7 Things You Need to Do to Protect Yourself from Ticks

7 Things You Need to Do to Protect Yourself from Ticks

Disease-carrying ticks are terrors, but there are ways to stay safe

Why Is It So Hard to Get a Lyme Disease Diagnosis?

Why Is It So Hard to Get a Lyme Disease Diagnosis?

Avril Lavigne opened up again this week about her struggle with Lyme disease, a tick-borne illness she says left her bedridden for months and desperate for answers. Why did it take so long for her to get answers?

Here's Exactly What to Do If You Find a Tick on Your Clothes

Here's Exactly What to Do If You Find a Tick on Your Clothes

It turns out getting the critters off is easier than experts thought.

8 Celebrities Who've Struggled With Lyme Disease

8 Celebrities Who've Struggled With Lyme Disease

These celebrities have been vocal about their Lyme disease symptoms, treatment, and more

4 Things You Need to Do If You Get a Tick Bite

4 Things You Need to Do If You Get a Tick Bite

You found a tick. Now what?

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Is Lyme Disease Curable?

Is Lyme Disease Curable?

The tick-borne illness can be treated with antibiotics, and most people make a full recovery within weeks or months. So why is there so much confusion?

When This Woman Went to Her Doctor With Lyme Disease Symptoms, She Was Told She Should “Try Meditation”

When This Woman Went to Her Doctor With Lyme Disease Symptoms, She Was Told She Should “Try Meditation”

At a specialist's office, Katie Wood, 37, explained she felt very unwell and believed it was related to a tick bite months earlier. "He looked me up and down and replied, 'You don’t look unwell,'" she recalls.

I Couldn't Figure Out My Brain Fog and Fatigue—and Then I Was Diagnosed With Lyme Disease

I Couldn't Figure Out My Brain Fog and Fatigue—and Then I Was Diagnosed With Lyme Disease

Justin Bieber Is Reportedly Battling Lyme Disease—But What Is That?

Justin Bieber Is Reportedly Battling Lyme Disease—But What Is That?

The Lyme Disease Complication You Don't Know About—but Should

The Lyme Disease Complication You Don't Know About—but Should

'Chronic Lyme Disease' Isn't a Real Diagnosis. So Why Are Doctors Prescribing Risky Treatment for It?

'Chronic Lyme Disease' Isn't a Real Diagnosis. So Why Are Doctors Prescribing Risky Treatment for It?

The New York Times Ran an Article Saying Lyme Disease Is No Big Deal—and People Are Furious

The writer called Lyme disease an “easily treated infection,” but many patients strongly disagree.

All What Is Lyme Disease?

CDC Terrifies Twitter with Tick-Filled Photo of a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin: 'TRAUMATIZED'

CDC Terrifies Twitter with Tick-Filled Photo of a Lemon Poppyseed Muffin: 'TRAUMATIZED'

7 Weird Health Conditions With No Medical Explanation

7 Weird Health Conditions With No Medical Explanation

Shania Twain Was 'Shattered' by Divorce as She Battled Lyme Disease: 'I Never Thought I Would Sing Again'

Shania Twain Was 'Shattered' by Divorce as She Battled Lyme Disease: 'I Never Thought I Would Sing Again'

Yolanda Hadid Reveals How Lyme Disease Led to Her Divorce From David Foster: 'I Have No Bad Feelings About It'

Yolanda Hadid Reveals How Lyme Disease Led to Her Divorce From David Foster: 'I Have No Bad Feelings About It'

New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes

New York Man Dies From 'Exceedingly Rare' Tick Virus Transmitted Within Minutes

Alec Baldwin Thought He’d ‘Die of Lyme Disease.’ What to Know About the Tick-Borne Illness

Alec Baldwin Thought He’d ‘Die of Lyme Disease.’ What to Know About the Tick-Borne Illness

Alec Baldwin Opens Up About Suffering From Lyme Disease and Thinking He Was Going to Die

Alec Baldwin Opens Up About Suffering From Lyme Disease and Thinking He Was Going to Die

Health Officials Are Warning This Tick Season Could Be the Worst Yet

Health Officials Are Warning This Tick Season Could Be the Worst Yet

Powassan Virus Is the Scary New Reason to Avoid Ticks

Powassan Virus Is the Scary New Reason to Avoid Ticks

What Is Lyme Disease?

What Is Lyme Disease?

How to Stay Safe from Ticks

How to Stay Safe from Ticks

You Found a Tick. Now What?

You Found a Tick. Now What?

How Ally Hilfiger Survived and Thrived After Her Lyme Disease Diagnosis

How Ally Hilfiger Survived and Thrived After Her Lyme Disease Diagnosis

What You Should Know About Dog Ticks and Lyme Disease

What You Should Know About Dog Ticks and Lyme Disease

What You Should Know About Chronic Lyme Disease

What You Should Know About Chronic Lyme Disease