A rapidly spreading disease caused by tick bites has now found its way to Virginia, Maryland, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C., according to a study, published in the Journal of Medical Entomology, ...

Jeremy Siegel: A rising tick population is causing a bump in cases of Lyme disease. But there’s another tick borne illness increasing across New England: Babesiosis. Joining us now for more is GBH’s ...

Affected populations: Babesiosis is a rare and potentially fatal parasitic disease that destroys red blood cells, the cells that supply tissues with oxygen from the lungs. The disease, which is spread ...