Key Takeaways Lone Star Tick Tick Bite Risk A lone star tick bite can cause a meat allergy in some people. The allergy is called alpha gal syndrome. It happens when the immune system reacts to a sugar found in most mammals. CDC says alpha gal syndrome can happen after a tick bite, and red … Read more
Key Takeaways Alpha Gal Basics Tick Bite Link Alpha gal syndrome is an allergy to a sugar found in most mammals. The sugar is called galactose alpha 1,3 galactose. Humans do not make this sugar in the same way. A tick bite can train your immune system to treat this sugar as a threat, then … Read more
Key Takeaways Lyme Disease Basics Main Cause Lyme disease is an infection caused by Borrelia bacteria. In the United States, the main germ is Borrelia burgdorferi. Blacklegged ticks spread it after feeding on infected animals, then biting people. CDC describes Lyme disease as a bacterial illness spread through blacklegged tick bites, with fever, rash and … Read more