Black-legged ticks transmit meat allergy
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Multiple species of ticks in the US can transmit red meat allergy, CDC reports reveal
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Alpha-gal syndrome is a rare and potentially deadly meat allergy.
The allergy is caused by a rare sugar called galactose--1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.
Most people in the U.S. develop the allergy after experiencing a tick bite from a lone star tick.
Clarissa Brincat is a freelance writer specializing in health and medical research.
After completing an MSc in chemistry, she realized she would rather write about science than do it.
She learned how to edit scientific papers in a stint as a chemistry copyeditor, before moving on to a medical writer role at a healthcare company.
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