Ticks can spread Lyme disease and give people red meat allergies, and now there’s increasing worry in Minnesota about another ...

Dubbed “TikTok tics,” this phenomenon raised concerns about the role of digital environments in influencing vulnerable youth and spreading functional neurological symptoms. TikTok tics are ...

Powassan virus is primarily transmitted to humans by one of Minnesota’s 13 tick species: the blacklegged tick, also known as the deer tick. Symptoms of Powassan include seizures, paralysis, speech ...

The CDC noted in its report that pandemic stress or exposure to severe tics on platforms like TikTok might explain the unexpected cases. Dr. Mohammed Aldosari, a pediatric neurologist and director ...

(WWLP) – Tick activity is expected to pick up quickly ... the bacterial infection can spread to joints, the heart, and the nervous system. Although, most cases can be treated with antibiotics ...

DULUTH — Reports of Powassan virus, a potentially fatal tick-borne illness that can have permanent neurological effects, are increasing across the country, including in Minnesota, which had 14 ...