epa10596367 A macro photograph of a person using tweezers to grasp and remove a tick from his skin, in Herrnleis, Lower Austria, Austria, 28 April 2023. Ticks, parasitic arachnids, are more active in the warmer seasons and live by feeding on the blood of their hosts. Tick-borne pathogens can be passed to humans by the bite of infected ticks with bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Some of the most common tick-borne diseases include tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) and borreliosis (Lyme disease). EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA
