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How a Tick Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat
« on: June 16, 2018, 02:04:11 pm »
How a Tick Can Make You Allergic to Red Meat

Symptoms can range from hives and swelling to vomiting and life-threatening anaphylaxis.
By Michael Blaiss, M.D., Contributor June 15, 2018, at 6:00 a.m.
 

One of the strangest conditions triggered by a tick bite is an allergy to red meats.(iStockPhoto)

Ticks can cause lots of different diseases in people – Rocky Mountain spotted fever, Lyme disease, Tularemia and many others. One of the strangest conditions triggered by a tick bite is an allergy to red meats, including beef, pork, venison and lamb. Very rarely, people with this allergy also react to cow's milk and gelatins found in some medications. You know what else is really strange about tick bites leading to red meat allergy? Symptoms can range from hives, swelling, wheezing, nausea and vomiting all the way to life-threatening anaphylaxis. Sometimes anaphylaxis doesn't start until three to eight hours after eating the food you're allergic to. In other food allergies, like peanuts or shellfish, allergy symptoms happen within a few minutes.

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