@drgabriellelyon: A single bite from the Lone Star tick can make you permanently allergic to red meat. It is called alpha-gal syndrome, and approximately 450,000 Americans have been affected. Here is how it works. The Lone Star tick bites a mammal, picks up a sugar found in animals with hair, and introduces it into the human bloodstream. The immune system responds by treating that sugar as a threat. From that point forward, eating red meat or other mammalian products triggers reactions including gastrointestinal symptoms, swelling, and itching. A CDC survey found that 42 percent of healthcare providers had never even heard ofalpha-gal syndrome. If you have unexplained reactions after eating red meat, ask your doctor about this. Share this so more people know it exists.

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