Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.
Alpha-gal syndrome, a severe and life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to tick bites in Maine and Washington.
In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.
New research on alpha-gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat, suggests that its spread may be linked to more tick species.
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Two papers from the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal revealed two tick species are newly associated with causing Alpha-Gal Syndrome.
Alpha-Gal Syndrome, also known as AGS, is a potentially life-threatening allergy that is caused after getting bitten by a thick.
Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of food allergy. According to Mayo Clinic, it makes people allergic to red meat and other ...
New cases of alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) have emerged in areas outside the habitat of the lone star tick, suggesting other tick ...
This new evidence raises worries about the spread of AGS, particularly in regions like Long Island, where ticks are a growing ...