Man, what these little beasts can do, we're really starting to be very impressed! Because according to this article , a bite from this tick will make you a vegetarian or allergic to meat. “They are small, disgusting and quite dangerous for us: ticks. A bite can cause Lyme disease or tick-borne encephalitis (TBE). A newly discovered American tick species is now attracting attention for other reasons. The newly discovered tick species Amblyomma Americana, also called “Lone Star”, is said to turn people into vegetarians through a bite. The immune system is essentially reprogrammed and – I’m not kidding – it simultaneously causes a meat allergy.”
Tick makes people allergic to meat?

The Amblyomma Americana itself is no more poisonous or dangerous than other tick species, but it not only transmits the pathogens of babesiosis and TBE (tick-borne encephalitis), but also makes us allergic to meat ? And this in summer when we all want to grill?
Well: The bite of the tick, also known as the “Lone Star”, can trigger a so-called alpha-gal allergy , in which eating red meat can lead to an allergic reaction, especially to the skin.
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BUT this tick is very common in the southern US and in fact has a 32% higher meat allergy rate than the rest of the US.
That sounds incredibly high, but it only affects a few people in the USA and the connection to the ticks has not yet been proven, although it is likely. What's more interesting to the researcher is that a sugar molecule can trigger an allergy to meat.
Incidentally, the alpha-gal reaction is the reason why xenotransplantation from, for example, pigs to humans is not possible. This mechanism has been known for a long time, and the connection between ticks and meat allergy was already known in 2012 .
Conclusion:
At the moment there is a summer slump and for many people the fun stops when it comes to meat, which then means a guarantee for a lot of clicks...
All in all, one can summarize: That already exists, but generating a danger from it is quite severe.
Author: Anke M. – Mimikama
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