A reddish-brown tick with long legs and a single white dot on the back of the adult female.

AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, and WV

Red meat allergy that causes delayed allergic reactions hours after eating.

Rare viruses causing flu-like symptoms and low blood cell counts, spread by ticks.

Lyme-like illness linked to the lone star tick, causing a bull’s-eye rash and flu-like symptoms, but milder and less understood.

Bacterial infection that targets monocytes and is treated with doxycycline.