Weird Meat Allergy Caused By Ticks May Be Easier To Catch Than We Thought
A female Lone Star tick, or Amblyomma americanum.Image: Amanda Loftis, William Nicholson, Will Reeves, Chris Paddock (CDC)
One of the strangest side-effects of a tick bite—a new allergy to red meat—could be even easier to get than previously thought. So far, the tick most associated with red meat allergy in the U.S. has been the Lone Star tick. It’s almost certain, Commins said, that the odds of any single tick bite from a Lone Star or other tick causing the allergy are pretty low.
Source: gizmodo.com