How Ticks Cause Disease Without You Knowing

STORY AT-A-GLANCE Ticks embed their mouthparts (chelicerae) into human skin and can remain latched on for days, silently feeding while suppressing pain and immunity. This creates ideal conditions for tick-borne diseases like Lyme disease to establish infection unnoticed Research shows tick saliva reprograms skin immune cells, especially Langerhans cells, shifting them into a tolerant state […]