Medically reviewed by Michael Menna, DO Heat, redness, swelling, or pain can be signs of an infected bug bite.An untreated bug bite infection may lead to sepsis, a life-threatening infection.Fever, ...

While warmer weather brings more opportunity to spend time outdoors, it also comes with drawbacks like pesky bugs. And when those bugs — particularly mosquitoes — bite, the result can be, at best, an ...

Learning to identify bug bites and stings will help you get the right treatment. We break down the bites of mosquitos, fleas, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bugs. The ecosystem can't survive without them, but they sure do know how to ruin a good time. Roasting (and eating lots of) ...

The tick was identified as Ixodes daminii (deer tick), but no parasites where found in its mouth. Lyme disease (LD), the most common tick-borne illness in the United States, is a systemic infection ...

Summer vacations to tropical destinations promise sun, fun, and memories. But some travelers are bringing home an unwelcome souvenir that’s gaining attention among health experts. The Oropouche virus, ...

Environment often indicates culprit, not appearance of bug bite alone. Mosquito, flea and bed bug bites remain most common across California. Clean, avoid scratching and monitor bites for infection or ...

The risk for an infection from a mosquito bite is higher than usual in Florida now, with cases of five different mosquito-borne diseases identified in the state. Experts say the hot, humid, rainy ...

Scientists report unusually high Chagas disease parasite rates in kissing bugs collected near the U.S.-Mexico border region.