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  • A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

    08/05/2025 1:04:09 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 48 replies
    The Conversation ^ | August 05, 2025 | Lee Rafuse Haines
    Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling that can escalate to the point of requiring emergency care. The culprit isn’t food poisoning – it’s the fallout from a tick bite you may have gotten months earlier and didn’t even notice. This delayed allergic reaction is called alpha-gal syndrome. While it’s commonly called the “red meat allergy,” that nickname is misleading, because alpha-gal syndrome can cause strong reactions to many products, beyond just...