TikTok Myth of the Week: Tick Hoaxes
The first time I saw one of these videos on TikTok, I couldn’t bear to look too closely. A doctor was cutting a man’s pants off, and asking him what…
Why There Are So Many Ticks in Your Yard (and What to Do About It)
Ticks can find their way to and take up residence in your yard for a number of reasons. They can’t fly, so in many cases, they are carried by wildlife…
What Most People Miss When Doing a Tick Check
As tick populations grow (thanks, climate change) and tickborne diseases like Lyme become more widespread, tick checks have become routine for a lot of us. But do you really know…
14 of the Worst Human Parasites That Exist (and How to Avoid Them)
Photo: ART-ur (Shutterstock) Tapeworm infection is usually pretty chill. You eat undercooked meat that contains tapeworm larval cysts, the tapeworms mature in your intestines, and they hang out there for…
What to Know About Lyme Disease, Because It’s on the Rise
Photo: Heiko Barth (Shutterstock) Lyme, the most famous tickborne disease, is growing more common than it used to be—at least judging by health insurance data that includes Lyme diagnoses. Our…
What to Know About the Tick That Can Make You Allergic to Meat
Photo: Jay Ondreicka (Shutterstock) Ticks and tick-borne diseases are on the rise, and have been for years. While we usually think of Lyme disease when we think of ticks, there…
8 Myths About Ticks
Photo: Jo Panuwat D (Shutterstock) You may well find ticks in your hair, but they aren’t falling from the sky. Remember, ticks spend their time in damp leaf litter so…
Chronic Lyme disease: How one tick bite can ruin your health for ever
For some people, the symptoms of Lyme disease never go away after treatment. Now we have clues about why this happens, supporting the idea that “chronic Lyme” really does exist…