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Experts say a certain tick bite might make you allergic to red meat
The allergy is known as alpha-gal syndrome, which is also a potentially life-threatening condition. Scientists think that the ...
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Three U.S tick species may cause a mysterious red meat allergy
After one hike earlier that year, she had pulled a tick off her shoulder. The bite became irritated and sore to the touch. That had never happened to Raley, a now-retired wildlife biologist who ...
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Do All You Can to Prevent Tick Bites
The more we learn about ticks, the more committed we all should be about preventing tick bites altogether. I will be covering types of ticks and possible diseases they can transmit, but I am not a ...
3 kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies with a bite. Most are in Mississippi
Two more kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies than previously thought. See the new species, learn where all 3 live, ...
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3 kinds of ticks can cause red meat allergies with a bite. Most are in Mississippi
Some tick bites can cause Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), making people allergic to red meat and some other mammal products. Three tick species in the U.S. are known to transmit AGS: the lone star tick ...