Fleas are small, flat, oval-shaped insects with hard shells covered in hairs. They are dark or reddish-brown in color and measure around 1.5–3mm long. It may be hard to see them, especially if your ...

Besides mosquito bites, other causes of itchy bumps on your skin may include hives, other bug bites like flea bites, and ...

Lyme disease, a bacterial infection which is spread to humans through bites from infected ticks, is ‘increasing rapidly’, with the number of people who’ve been diagnosed with the disease, including ...

Flea-borne typhus is a bacterial infection caused by Rickettsia bacteria and spread by fleas. From 2008 to 2023, Texas saw ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A South Lake Tahoe resident has tested positive for the plague. Obviously, it's nowhere near as dangerous as it was centuries ago, but officials warn it still needs to be taken ...

Mark Gurarie is a writer covering health topics, technology, music, books, and culture. He also teaches health science and research writing at George Washington University's School of Medical and ...

The company, Agate Bay Realty Lake Tahoe, sent a note to all upcoming renters in mid-July informing us of a “current regional ...

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after camping near Lake Tahoe, local health officials confirmed. It’s the latest in a string of positive cases in the western U.S. this year.

A California resident has tested positive for the plague after likely being bitten by an infected flea on a Lake Tahoe camping trip, health officials confirmed. The El Dorado County Health and Human ...

With the Synod on Synodality moving into its “implementation” stage, one Missouri parish — prompted by a priest shortage — isn’t waiting for the details to be worked out. St. James Catholic Church, an ...

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Hurricane Erin is expected to bring life-threatening rip currents and high surf to New York and New Jersey shores for the rest of the week, and authorities are advising people to stay out of the water ...