A recent study shows that two additional tick species can transmit the red meat allergy alpha-gal syndrome. Which species can ...
In alpha-gal syndrome, the immune system overreacts to a sugar known as galactose-α-1,3-galactose, or "alpha-gal" for short.
Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.
Alpha-gal syndrome, a severe and life-threatening allergy to red meat, has been linked to tick bites in Maine and Washington.
New research led by Yale School of Medicine (YSM) advances the goals of creating a diagnostic test and vaccines for ...
Scientists have long thought that only one species of tick found in the United States, the lone star tick, could […] ...
Here’s what to look out for this tick season. One of the primary tick species to be wary of in the U.S. is the black-legged tick, also called the deer tick or the bear tick. This type of tick ...
may also be caused by other tick species found in different parts of the U.S., a new report shows. “Alpha-gal syndrome is relatively rare, but those who have it can have a full-on anaphylactic ...
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