Tick-borne diseases are a group of infectious illnesses contracted from tick bites. Ticks infected with disease-causing bacteria transmit them to humans when they attach to the skin to feed. In the U.S., the most common tick-borne illnesses are...
Numerous diseases can cause lightheadedness and stomach sickness. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health, dizziness is lightheadedness, or the feeling of imminent fainting. Lightheadedness occurs...
Ticks latch onto the skin of mammals and feed on their blood. They can carry and transmit potentially fatal diseases such as Rocky Mountain spotted fever or Lyme disease. If you let your dog or cat run around outside for exercise, you might run...
Bacteria abound in the environment, on the skin and in the human body. While most bacteria are harmless to humans, some species prove uniformly dangerous. Campylobacter jejuni, Rickettsia rickettsii and Salmonella typhi are examples of...
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, also known as RMSF, is a potentially serious bacterial infection that can lead to death if not caught in time and treated with antibiotics. Named after the Rocky Mountain region where the disease was first identified,...
Breathing is a complex process that brings oxygen into the body and removes carbon dioxide. Though breathing can be controlled voluntarily, it is a function that is usually automatically managed by the brain. The muscle that responsible for...
Transmission of tick-borne diseases occurs from an infected tick to the human target. Tick-borne diseases include bacteria, parasites or viruses. The Centers for Disease Control keeps record by region of all reported tick-borne diseases such as...
Ticks belong to a class of creatures called arachnids, says the Illinois Department of Public Health. In fact, ticks belong to the same family as spiders, mites and scorpions. Sometimes, these ticks can carry certain diseases. They can attach onto...
There are several diseases spread through the bite of a tick. Tick-borne diseases are actually the most common vector-borne disease type in the United States, though they infect relatively few numbers of people per year. Tick-borne diseases occur...
Rocky Mountain fever or Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a serious infection which can cause a fever, headache, joint and muscle pain, fatigue, nausea and a skin rash. Without treatment, a severe case of this disease can lead to kidney failure,...
Ticks are parasitic, spider-like pests that typically inhabit wooded areas. They feed on animal blood, attaching to the skin to take a meal. Ticks endanger humans due to the risk of acquiring an infectious disease through a bite. Tick-borne...
Ticks commonly carry disease-causing bacteria, parasites and viruses. Bites from these spider-like pests often transmit infectious diseases to humans. Tick-borne illnesses include Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, ehrlichiosis,...
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a multisystem disease caused by a bacterium that is transmitted to humans by tick bites. In the Eastern United States, the dog tick is the bug responsible for transmission. In the Western United States, it is...
Ticks are small insects, some almost impossible to see. They live in the wild and are often found in areas with tall grass or in the woods. Because there are many different types of ticks, tick bites can cause different diseases. The symptoms of a...
Ticks are small creatures, similar to spiders, that feed on the blood of a living host, which can include humans. Inhabiting fields, woodlands and yards, ticks are sometimes found on children that play in these outdoor areas. Once on the child,...
A tick is a parasitic creature that lives in woods, grassy fields and bushes. Ticks easily transfer to people who brush up against an object where the tick is sitting. Different species of ticks range in size from being difficult to see to being...
The oil of the plant Eucalyptus globulus is distilled from fresh leaves and branch tops. Although sound evidence for its effectiveness is lacking, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health, many commercial products include this oil for...
Most ticks are harmless, but some ticks carry serious diseases, including Lyme disease and Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Using insect repellent and wearing a hat can help reduce your risk of tick bites, but if you spend time in the woods or...
Eucalyptus, a tropical evergreen native to the Australian continent, has been used for centuries as a treatment for coughs, colds and congestion. Today this plant's fragrant volatile oil is used as a complementary treatment for several diseases...
Inflammatory conditions of the skin may accompany contagious diseases or be due to an internal reaction. A list of other symptoms, the area of the body where the rash started, as well as a history of new medications, vaccines, or recent travel may...
Most people never have cause to think about the oxygen content in the air they breathe. At sea level, air consists of around 21 percent oxygen molecules, which is more than enough to keep your body supplied with this vital gas. However, as you...
According to Robert MacNeal, M.D., Section of Dermatology at the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, "rash" is the word used to describe a temporary skin eruption. There are many different types of skin rashes, and most can be seen in several...
Altitude sickness is range of related conditions that can affect you when riding on a plane as well as hiking up a mountain. Living in high altitudes can cause you to get sick, too. Altitude decompression sickness causes achy joints and pain among...
Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is an infection caused by the bacterium Rickettsia rickettsia. The illness is contracted from the bite of an infected tick, most commonly the American dog tick or the Rocky Mountain wood tick. The Centers for...
Summer often brings to mind happy images of kids romping through open fields, picnics, camping and a host of other outdoor recreation. At the same time, you might worry over a less pleasant thought: tick bites. The American Lyme Disease Foundation...
Ticks are parasitic arachnids that attach themselves to your skin and suck your blood. They are known to spread dangerous infections, including Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever and tularemia. When you see a tick on yourself or someone...
Tick bites can occur anywhere on the body and are sometimes not discovered for a few hours. Ticks may also bite dogs and cats, but some of the diseases they carry are specific to humans. Some consequences of a tick bite are temporary and mild,...
There are a variety of conditions that can cause aching muscles and joints. Many causes are not serious and will go away by themselves without treatment, but these symptoms can be a sign of a more serious condition. Any pain in the muscles and...
It’s a great time to be outside, for children and the bugs that bite or sting them. Prepare your child before she goes outdoors and know what to do if she is bitten or stung. Know your yard or the area where your child will be playing....
Tick bites should be treated immediately, the concern being transmission of Lyme disease. Learn more about tick bites in this medical video.