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Apr
Tick That Makes You Allergic To Meat. While it may seem like something out of a science-fiction movie a bite from this parasite can sometimes though rarely result in a specific reaction that makes people allergic to red meat. The rare allergy was first diagnosed just seven years ago at the University of Virginia and at first it seemed as if it would always be something of an anomaly. Who doesnt love a juicy burger. As Alex Robinson our colleague and Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Life puts it.
While it may seem like something out of a science-fiction movie a bite from this parasite can sometimes though rarely result in a specific reaction that makes people allergic to red meat. Getting bit by this tick can make you allergic to meat. The culprit is the Lone Star tick named for Texas a state famous for meaty barbecues. Scientists cant quite explain it but a bite from a Lone Star tick can cause an allergy to alpha-gal a carbohydrate found in red meat. American researchers found the lone star tick triggers a. The original description of 24 patients we felt at the time was really the end of the story.
According to Columbia University Irving Medical Center this is because of a specific type of allergy called alpha-gal allergy.
However it needs to feed on blood from wild turkeys small mammals white-tailed deer and humans at each stage of its life cycle. Alpha-Gal may sound empowering but the nickname short for galactose-alpha-1 3-galactose is a sugar molecule that might just cause you to become allergic to meat. Can a lone star tick make you allergic to meat. However it needs to feed on blood from wild turkeys small mammals white-tailed deer and humans at each stage of its life cycle. What is alpha-gal syndrome AGS. The rare allergy was first diagnosed just seven years ago at the University of Virginia and at first it seemed as if it would always be something of an anomaly.