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Lesley Looper couldn’t pass up stopping at a small graveyard she noticed on a mountain road in Cherokee County, North Carolina. A genealogist for her family, which hails from all over North Carolina,

Jamie Simoson's 3-year-old son was diagnosed with Powassan virus disease.

These pervasive bloodsuckers can give you more than just Lyme disease. Here's how to protect yourself.

Experts at the Centers for Disease Control say June is a peak month for tick bites that send people to the emergency room.

Lyme disease is becoming increasingly common across the world, with warming temperatures one possible culprit for ticks spreading to new regions

It's that time of year they need to be extra careful where they play.

It's that time of year they need to be extra careful where they play.

My muscles ached; i was tired all the time. my son had a full blown asthma attack, it came out of nowhere. [male narrator] the unsettling thing about some symptoms is... a fever... headaches... [narrator] ...you dont always know whats causing them. it was lyme disease... from a tick bite. a reaction triggered by cockroach allergens. i had west nile virus... from a mosquito. [narrator] threats to your health can come from the most unexpected places. mosquitoes, ticks and cockroaches can make you ...

The allergy is relatively new, only being diagnosed in the past 7 years. Of the several thousand cases that have been diagnosed so far, most are in the southeastern U.S.

The allergy is relatively new, only being diagnosed in the past 7 years. Of the several thousand cases that have been diagnosed so far, most are in the southeastern U.S.