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UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing hand, foot and mouth and viral upper respiratory infections this week.
As the fall hiking season approaches, public health officials are issuing a warning about the dangers of tick bites.
Remove the tick with tweezers Clean the bite with soap, alcohol, or iodine Save the tick in a sealed bag or flush it Watch for rash, fever, or fatigue Contact your doctor if symptoms develop Photo ...
These photos of 11 common bug bites and stings can help you identify what's responsible. Plus, symptoms and expert tips to ...
This year's tick season has been extremely active, particularly in the Northeast. You can help prevent disease if you know how to remove one.
Tick-borne diseases known to occur in Arkansas include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, anaplasmosis, Lyme disease, southern tick associated rash illness and alpha-gal syndrome.
A new study strengthens the link between tick bites and reactions to red meat. May 28, 2013— -- A tiny tick might be to blame for a rash of red meat allergies across the United States ...
A Tennessee woman was diagnosed with Alpha-gal syndrome, or AGS, in 2022, but her first symptoms began nearly 10 years before the diagnosis. Symptoms came in forms of different kinds of rashes, ...
After years of pulling ticks off her skin, Alexis Christine never thought she'd find one clinging to her eyelashes ...
Believing it was just ringworm, Dan said he was "not as worried as I should have been" and brushed off concerns that it could have been Lyme disease. But within a few months, Dan, from Barrowford in ...
A day or two before the rash appears on your skin, you may feel a burning, tingling or electrical zapping sensation in the ...
FAYETTEVILLE — State and national health officials are encouraging people to take caution as the number of emergency room visits for tick bites spikes.