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An 80-year-old woman died in mid-July after being bitten by a tick carrying the virus, marking the second U.S. death from the disease this year.

Researchers have developed a way to vaccinate people such that the ticks that cause Lyme disease cannot be colonized by the bacteria that cause the disease.

The little girl, aged only two, is thought to have died from rickettsiosis caused by bacteria transmitted by ticks.

The virus attacks the brain and the membrane surrounding it, which can result in severe neurological symptoms in some patients.

"I definitely was shocked," he told Newsweek. "Especially by the ones on my jeans as they were quickly crawling up my leg."

The parasite that causes babesiosis is now endemic to three more states in the Northeast: Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.

Bears are thought to rub up against trees as a means of communication, but researchers have found another explanation.

The disease is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi, which is transmitted to humans through the bites of infected ticks.

Longer summers and warmer winters are to blame, along with animal migration and increased time spent outdoors.

Rates of Powassan virus, a tick-borne illness, are increasing.

"I'd much rather have to deal with an angry 2500lb+ bull," one comment read.

One woman named Amy Shea was left with Alpha-gal Syndrome, an increasingly common life-threatening condition after the bite of a Lone Star Tick.

Three-year-old Jude Mellon-Jameson's mother told Newsweek the family's world was "turned upside down" by his diagnosis.

One female also managed to store sperm for at least four years and then successfully reproduce from it.

Yale University researchers have developed an mRNA vaccine that provides partial protection against Lyme disease.

Alpha-gal syndrome is often caused by the bite of a lone star tick, which transmits a sugar molecule called alpha-gal into the person's body.

"[S]ome of these new pathogens, we just really don't know how they're going to behave when they're in Connecticut. They've never been here before," Jason White, the director of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, said, according to NBC Connecticut.

The ticks were spotted for the first time in the United States in 2017.

Over 60 people have been infected with the bunyavirus so far and reports suggest that seven have died.

The disease is thought to be caused by a toxin present in the saliva of the ticks, which feed on human blood.

The amendment was put forward by Rep. Chris Smith, who was "inspired" by several books and articles claiming that the U.S. government conducted research between the 1950s and 1970s.

The carpet python named Nike is recovering at a veterinary clinic after being found near death by animal handlers.

The number of illnesses caused by mosquitos, ticks and fleas in the United States has tripled since 2004.

An Oklahoma woman with alpha-gal syndrome ended up in ER after eating a steak.

"The issue will likely not be settled before the spring (March-April) of 2018."

Ticks apparently sucked the fun out of dinosaur summers, too.

With cases increasing astronomically, better protection from the tick-borne disease is urgently needed.

Scientists have long thought that the tick and mosquito immune systems were the same. But their differences reveal a fascinating evolutionary legacy — and maybe a way to stop dangerous infections.

Borrelia miyamotoi causes symptoms similar to Lyme disease, but the condition is harder to diagnose.