The very first thing you want to do after you get bit is wash the bite out with soap and water. This will help remove ...

It’s important to know how to identify bug bites, as getting bitten by some of these annoying critters can mean needing a ...

Vaccines are available to prevent illness in horses, but the only protection for humans is to prevent mosquito bites. AgriLife reports that mosquitoes tend to feed at dusk and throughout the night, ...

Why does scratching that itch from a bug bite feel so good? Medical doctors say there are health reasons to sit on your hands ...

With temperatures soaring over the past few weeks, many of us have been spending more time outdoors, making the most of the ...

The Madison County Health Department confirmed the presence of West Nile virus in mosquito batches collected locally on July ...

A tick bite can look like a red, swollen area on your skin. There may also be a bull's eye around the bite. Sometimes, the tick will still be attached to you.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) — Wyoming is the latest part of Hamilton County to test positive for the West Nile virus. The county health ...

They want to suck your blood — and spread disease. The New Mexico Department of Health on Thursday issued an advisory warning residents to take precautions against mosquito bites amid the threat of ...

Lyme disease is the most common disease carried by deer ticks, but others include the bacterial infections anaplasmosis and ...

An Australian man has died from an "extremely rare" rabies-like infection transmitted by a bat bite, health officials said ...

Stanislaus County Public Health said the person infected with the virus developed a neurological illness, known as ...