Ticks in the UK can sometimes carry a potentially serious ... Relieving the symptoms of an insect bite or sting If you have ...

A woman was left fighting for her life after a tick bite caused her organs to shut down, and left her losing her fingers and toes. Cathrine Abbott-Coetzee woke up one morning with a bite on her arm – ...

"Some insect bites can even transmit illnesses like Lyme ... While mosquitoes don't cause major harm across the UK, other parts of the world can see these insects spread diseases such as malaria.

Dr Dugon said: “This suggests the noble false widow is responsible for the overwhelming majority of genuine spider bites occurring in the UK and Ireland and it is very unlikely that someone ...

Except when those come in the form of insect bite marks or, even worse, a mosquito-borne disease. Having experienced the former on almost every holiday to date and the latter (alongside an ...

Whether you're spending summer at home or in warmer climes, insect repellent is important for preventing bites and stings and the associated diseases transmitted by biting bugs. We've tested popular ...

British tennis star Emma Raducanu says she turned down treatment for insect bites ahead of this year’s Australian Open over concerns about what she could be putting in her body. The 22-year-old ...