Shocking! Tick Bites Trigger Severe Meat Allergies in US 

United States: The healthcare realm became aware of serious allergic symptoms through an uncommon tick-borne disease when two women experienced vomiting that could not be explained, along with diarrhea and breath difficulties. 

The two female residents of Maine and Washington did not show any signs of food allergies before their meat reaction occurred.

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The doctor collected patient histories that confirmed both subjects had tick encounters before AGS was medically confirmed through test results. 

The insult by a lone star tick carrying alpha-gal sugar initiates the development of Alpha-Gal Syndrome through bodily reactions that eventually produce anti-substance antibodies, based on the Daily Mail. 

Two specific alpha-gal sugar molecules are discovered in all mammalian meats, including pork, beef, and venison, along with various animal-derived food products such as milk, gelatin, and others. 

Eating such foods causes the body to recognize the alpha-gal molecule, which prompts an immune response. A harmful immune response develops after exposure to the antigen. 

The authorities observe that they cannot confirm any fatalities from Alpha-Gal Syndrome, yet the disease shows consistent growth throughout the population. 

The CDC documented about 90,000 suspected AGS cases from 2017 to 2022, and the annual increase in new suspected cases reached 15,000. 

What more are the experts stating? 

Federal health authorities believe that between four hundred thousand and five hundred thousand Americans currently live with alpha-gal syndrome, as Daily Mail reported. 

Researchers link new geographic areas with the spread of the tick that causes AGS, which now presents a potential risk to millions more Americans throughout southern, midwestern, and mid-Atlantic parts of the United States based on human and tick sample tests. 

The transmission of this disorder to human patients has been documented as new kinds of ticks advance their spread rate.