Bites from a lone star tick (Amblyomma americanum), which live on white-tailed deer, are the main cause of α-gal allergy in the United States.Credit: BackyardProduction/Getty Thomas Platts-Mills develops a rash if he eats red meat. The immunologist is one of thousands of people who are diagnosed each year with tick-induced α-gal allergy — a life-threatening
Despite growing awareness, diagnosing a meat allergy can be difficult. Symptoms often develop at night, hours after eating dinner, and for asthma sufferers, the two can often be confused. Van Nunen describes it as “an allergy at any time, but not always.” Sometimes symptoms may not appear at all, while at other times they may
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