New research from the CDC is exposing surprising new culprits behind a growing meat allergy. The tick menace is even worse ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a warning that a rare red meat allergy is now being ...

A rare red meat allergy, usually linked to a bite from the lone star 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 ...

What do tick bites look like and what other ... Lyme disease causes a red rash, or erythema migrans (EM), which can have a ring-like pattern, often referred to as a bull's eye rash.

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat ... measures against tick bites. Use insect repellant.

Getting a tick bite can be understandably scary: They're most often discussed in the context of people developing Lyme disease, a bacterial infection that can either be easily treated if caught ...

But in rare cases a tick bite can cause people to develop an allergy to red meat. This is known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), and scientists believe hat most cases are linked to the lone star tick ...

The antibody tests available in the Netherlands are reliable, according to this doctoral research. However, it is important to test only in case of symptoms specific for Lyme disease and a real chance ...