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Lyme disease is increasing in the Upper Midwest. The illness is caused by a bite from an infected black-legged tick. But the disease can be hard to spot. If left untreated, it can spread to other parts of the body and cause arthritis and nervous system problems.
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Lyme disease is increasing in the Upper Midwest. The illness is caused by a bite from an infected black-legged tick. But the disease can be hard to spot. If left untreated, it can spread to other parts of the body and cause arthritis and nervous system problems.
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Early in his career, Phil Myers was teaching an ecology course at a research station just south of the Mackinac Bridge, near Pellston. Before the semester…
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Experts tell us it’s important to treat Lyme disease early, and state officials say Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in Michigan. But...
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There’s a newly discovered kind of bacteria that can cause Lyme disease, Borrelia mayonii . Scientists have run tests to find out how long it takes to...
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It’s that magical time of year, when you need to start checking yourself for ticks. The blacklegged tick is the kind of tick we have in Michigan that...
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Time to break out the long pants: tick season is back! The past couple of years we've had a tick boom along the west side of the state and it's...