What Is Alpha-Gal Allergy? How a Tick Bite Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat
Dr. Commins says that geographic areas where people are heavily bitten by ticks are hot spots for alpha-gal allergy. “When we look at cohorts of patients and ask them about their outdoor history, greater than 90 percent will say they’ve gotten tick bites in the last two to three years,” he says. Some patients also report being bitten by other insects, like fire ants, chiggers, or fleas, pointing to potential other causes for alpha-gal allergy.There are two ways this can happen.
We can joke about the sadness of not being able to sit down to a good burger, but this allergy can be very serious. “The first reaction can be anaphylactic,” says Commins, which can cause a range of life-threatening symptoms, like trouble breathing or low blood pressure. “We have seen patients whose first reaction lands them in the ER,” he says.
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