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Studies have linked ticks on six continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what ...
A tiny tick bite could trigger a lifelong change to your menu.Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a potentially life-threatening ...
Alpha-gal syndrome, a growing concern triggered by tick bites, causes allergic reactions to red meat, dairy, and other ...
People with alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) can have an allergic reaction after eating red meat or being exposed to products ...
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Think Lyme disease is bad? Meet its meaner cousin

Most people are familiar with Lyme disease, but did you know there's another tick-borne illness quietly spreading like ...
New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...
Symptoms of alpha-gal syndrome range from a runny nose and hives after eating red meat—such as pork and beef— to potentially deadly anaphylactic shock that requires emergency room treatment.
Alpha-gal syndrome is diagnosed by evaluating symptoms and testing for antibodies. The number of people with positive test results in the U.S. grew from 13,371 in 2017 to 18,885 in 2021, according ...
Alpha-gal syndrome is a potentially life-threatening allergic condition often caused by the bite of a Lone Star Tick, which are common in Virginia. AGS symptoms happen after eating red meat or ...
Alpha-gal Syndrome links red meat to severe allergic reactions. Discover symptoms, diagnosis challenges, and the importance ...
Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a tick-borne condition in which people become allergic to galactose-α-1,3-galactose, also known as alpha-gal, a sugar found in the tissues of most mammals except for ...