Ticks are a threat to public health as they can carry numerous diseases, but you likely have the tool to deal with them right in your bathroom medicine cabinet.

Having tick troubles this year? These essentials help fend off uncomfortable bites and other tickborne threats. Learn how to repel ticks with these tips.

It's never going to be a good tick season, so take the same precautions as always. "People just need to just take the precautions as part of their normal behavior," said Telford.

As we work and play outdoors, it takes time to think about ticks. Ticks, sometimes mistakenly called insects, are actually arthropods belonging to the class Arachnide which also include mites ...

This year's tick season has been extremely active, leading to a surge in ER visits because of tick bites, particularly in the ...

Anyone with access to post can take their ticks to the Public Health office in Bldg. 2222, Fagundez added. For more information on their tick program, call 573.596.0518.

The mailed ticks are genetically identified and tested for pathogens. So far, Walker's lab has received about 200 samples from across the state, identifying at least six species of ticks.