Red meat allergies caused by tick bites are on the rise
By Dr. Karine Tawagi
Jun 25, 2018, 5:41 PM ET
Experts say that this year's tick season is shaping up to be possibly the worst in recent memory. Beyond Lyme disease and other tick-borne ailments, a new threat is emerging from ticks whose bites can prompt an allergy to red meat.
Can a tick bite make you allergic to red meat?
Tick bites can cause a long list of problems, and now there is evidence that a tick bite could be the trigger for an allergy to red meat, according to Dr. Scott Commins, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Department of Allergy & Immunology at the University of North Carolina.
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/red-meat-allergies-caused-tick-bites-rise/story?id=56140087
