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FRIDAY, July 6, 2018 -- Red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick appears to be on the rise in the United States, a researcher says.

More than 5,000 cases have been reported in the United States, up from 3,500 two years ago, according to Tara Narula, M.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CBS News reported. The lone star tick is most common in the South, but is also found in much of the eastern United States. The ticks may be spreading to new areas as temperatures rise, research suggests.

Hives, skin rash, stomach problems, headaches, and trouble breathing are among the symptoms of the meat allergy. There is no treatment or cure. The only way to prevent symptoms is to avoid red meat, CBS News reported.

https://www.drugs.com/news/tick-caused-meat-allergy-rise-united-states-75508.html
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Tick-Caused Meat Allergy on the Rise in the United States
 

FRIDAY, July 6, 2018 -- Red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick appears to be on the rise in the United States, a researcher says.

More than 5,000 cases have been reported in the United States, up from 3,500 two years ago, according to Tara Narula, M.D., of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CBS News reported. The lone star tick is most common in the South, but is also found in much of the eastern United States. The ticks may be spreading to new areas as temperatures rise, research suggests.

Hives, skin rash, stomach problems, headaches, and trouble breathing are among the symptoms of the meat allergy. There is no treatment or cure. The only way to prevent symptoms is to avoid red meat, CBS News reported.

https://www.drugs.com/news/tick-caused-meat-allergy-rise-united-states-75508.html

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« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2018, 01:31:04 pm »
Some vegan-inspired bioweapon?

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« Reply #5 on: July 09, 2018, 04:33:02 pm »
I am afraid of this far more than Lyme.  Lyme, I could survive.  This would be a death sentence.
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« Reply #6 on: July 09, 2018, 10:40:44 pm »
For a name that suggests "Texas", it actually has a much wider range:


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« Reply #7 on: July 09, 2018, 11:36:10 pm »
I am afraid of this far more than Lyme.  Lyme, I could survive.  This would be a death sentence.

That's what I was thinking too.  There'd be nothing left to eat.

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« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2018, 03:56:39 am »
For a name that suggests "Texas", it actually has a much wider range:



It's called the Lone Star tick because of the silvery-white "star" on the adult female.

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