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Spring has sprung, the ticks are out and so are the repellants. But what's the best way to protect yourself from ticks and the diseases they carry while enjoying the outdoors, whether it be hiking, ...

Protect yourself from tick-borne diseases with doctor-approved tick repellents. Find options with EPA- and CDC-recommended ingredients and long-lasting protection.

MU Extension recommends treating clothing with a repellent called permethrin to combat ticks when outdoors this season.

Every year, Sam Telford is asked the same question. "How bad will this year's tick season be?" Telford, a professor of infectious diseases and global health at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine ...

Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne infectious disease in the United States. There is no vaccine to protect against it in humans. Biopharmaceutical company Pfizer and Valne ...

It’s an unfortunate reality each spring that just as outdoor activities pick up for humans, tick activity picks up, too. In an effort to reduce the spread of tick-borne illnesses such as Lyme disease, ...

If you’d rather reach for something plant-based before heading outside this spring, you’re not without options. Several natural tick repellents now have real peer-reviewed science behind them, and one ...