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Delthia Ricks@dricks.bsky.social |
Allergic to red meat? You may have alpha-gal syndrome caused by Lone Star tick bites.Alpha-gal is short for galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose, a sugar in tick saliva. It ups sensitivity to red meat. Allergy can be severe causing shock. 110k cases identified 2010-2022 medicalxpress.com/news/2024-07...
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@ivory1.bsky.social
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Alpha-gal = another good reason to not eat red meat.
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Jim Steel
@theejimsteel.bsky.social
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Another reason to be a vegetarian?
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Your Honor, pls
@mrmambo.bsky.social
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Lone Star tick boy howdy if that isn't an ironic arachnid name.
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JB
@jbonbluesky.bsky.social
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Found one on my leg, luckily got it before it was able to bite. FWIW - I had not been in tall grass or the forest.
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