Alpha-gal meat allergy

Ticks Can Cause Red Meat Allergies Now?!
Ticks Can Cause Red Meat Allergies Now?!
Ticks Can Cause Red Meat Allergies Now?!
All the reasons I both hate and fear Ticks this new reason may be top of the list. An article in NPR.com points out that one of the many side effects resulting from a tick bite could in fact be a Red Meat Allergy known as alpha-gal meat allergy. The Tick in question is the "Lone Star Tick."