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  • Summers are when we’re most vulnerable to tick bites. Here’s what you need to know

    Jun 4, 2024 3:30 pm by Fort Worth Star-TelegramIllinois in the News
    Scientists discovered single deer ticks (a.k.a. blacklegged ticks) in the wild, taken off the heads of Chronic Wasting Disease-infected deer, with enough disease-causing prions inside of them to spread the disease. DREAMSTIME TNS

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    • Scientists discovered single deer ticks (a.k.a. blacklegged ticks) in the wild, taken off the heads of Chronic Wasting Disease-infected deer, with enough disease-causing prions inside of them to spread the disease. DREAMSTIME TNS

    Fort Worth Star-Telegram (May 31) Not all tick bites mean disease: you should only be worried if you start to feel ill. 'Watch for symptoms — rash, fever, muscle or joint pain, or headache,' says U. of I. professor Becky Smith.