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FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago

The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts-Including Us. Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome

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The Tick That Hunts Down Its Hosts-Including Us. Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome

www.newyorker.com

FoxtrotDeltaTango@sh.itjust.works to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days ago
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Lone-star ticks don’t just pursue and bite people. The affliction they’re spreading, an allergy to red meat known as alpha-gal syndrome, attacks a way of life.
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    Where can I learn more about which medications & vegan food or clothing are affected?

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      Start here

      https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpha-gal_syndrome

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        Thanks

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      Well it’s in gelatin which is used to encapsulate many medications.

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        Thank you

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      Some seaweeds and seaweed derivatives contain alpha-gal

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        I appreciate that. Thanks.

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