Mysterious meat allergy passed by ticks may affect hundreds of thousands in US, CDC estimates | CNN
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Alpha-gal syndrome – a reaction to a sugar found red meat and dairy products that is caused by lone star ticks – may now be the 10th most common food allergy in the United States, according to new CDC estimates. It is also one of the least recognized.

“This disease doesn’t have to be deadly if we just know about it,” McCullick said. “A lot of people could be saved just from the knowledge that needs to get out there.”

First time I heard about it.

  • Makhno@lemmy.worldEnglish
    14·
    5 months ago

    As the earth heats up, the environment within which ticks thrive gets larger. It’s neat.

    • Zozano@aussie.zoneEnglish
      13·
      5 months ago

      So these ticks which force people to become vegan become more common. More vegans = less heat.

      Sounds like a self-correcting mechanism to reduce climate change.