Posted on 11/14/2025 3:07:33 PM PST by yesthatjallen
A 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person known to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a tick bite.
Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine publicly reported the cause of death Wednesday after months of investigation. Their findings were published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
The man’s death had previously been seen as a mystery, since medical examinations showed no evidence of a heart attack or other life-threatening issues.
According to the researchers, the man started feeling sick four hours after consuming a hamburger at a barbecue in September 2024. When he returned home, he was well enough to mow the lawn and read the paper. But shortly after 7:30 p.m. that day, the man’s son found him unconscious on the bathroom floor with vomit around him. An autopsy ruled that his death was sudden and unexplained.
Two weeks earlier, the man had become ill after eating a steak dinner on a camping trip with his wife and children. The researchers said he woke up at 2 a.m. with severe diarrhea, vomiting and stomach pain, and later told one of his sons that he thought he was going to die. However, he and his wife were uncertain of what had happened, so they decided not to consult a doctor.
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My neighbor got this five years ago. He’s just about dead
” biologically weaponized”
Hmmm...who wants to force us to eat his fake meat product?
I’m sure I would die if I couldn’t eat meat.
A tick bite is not a "meat product."
The tick bite makes you allergic to meat. It says so right in the headline.
Many thanks. Interesting reading, though maddening.
You misunderstood my post. Perhaps I wasn’t clear enough.
I apologize.
this is one allergy I’m scared of. I’m addicted to meat. Real meat.
Before the medical community identified alpha gal we veterinarians knew there was something about allergies in dogs that were triggered by meat. We were using novel proteins to keep them from getting sick...kangaroo, duck, potato, chicken, lamb and fish. 20 years later the physician biochemist identified the culprit that stimulated the allergy, the Lone Star tick.
Thanks. No sweat.
“However, he and his wife were uncertain of what had happened, so they decided not to consult a doctor.”
Sound reasoning...
For anyone who has alpha-gal, ostrich is virtually identical to beef in color, texture, and taste but doesn’t have the same protein and is supposed to be a safe alternative to beef.
WHICH MEATS ARE ALPHA GAL SAFE?
https://www.americanostrichfarms.com/blogs/news/which-meats-are-alpha-gal-safe
Sinister theory behind massacre of 300 ostriches by firing squad emerges: GRAPHIC WARNING
Would be easy to find ostrich meat in Australia or Africa. But probably not in N America.
I wouldn’t say it’s easy to find, and it’s not cheap but for an occasional treat, it can be had.
Yes but I live in a non lone star tick state and have had 2 dogs so far that could not eat beef.
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