Platinum Contributing Member steve from amherst Posted June 25, 2018 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 25, 2018 Red Meat Allergies Caused By Tick Bites Are On The Rise Tick bites can cause all sorts of nasty afflictions. And if you're bitten by a Lone Star tick, here's one more to add to the list: a red meat allergy. Laura Stirling, 51, a Realtor who lives in Severna Park, Md., was diagnosed with the allergy last year. She got a tick bite while walking on a trail with her dog, Gunner, near her home. "I found [the tick] 3 or 4 inches to the left of my hip bone," Stirling recalls. At the time, she say, she didn't think much of it. "I just took it off and threw it away." Then, three weeks later, after she ate an Italian-style pork sausage for dinner, she had a horrible reaction. The reaction began about six hours after her meal, which is typical of this alAn allergist gave her a blood test to check for an alpha-gal meat allergy. When the test came back positive, she was told to avoid all red meat, including beef, pork and lamb. (Despite a long-running campaign marketing it as "The Other White Meat," pork is classified as a red meat.) Some people who develop the allergy can no longer tolerate dairy products. About 10 years ago, Commins was among the first physicians to identify the allergy in patientsThat has increased dramatically. "We're confident the number is over 5,000 [cases], and that's in the U.S. alone," Commins says. There are also cases in Sweden, Germany and Australia — likely linked to other species of ticks.with tick bites. Back then, there were just a few dozen known cases. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/06/25/621080751/red-meat-allergies-caused-by-tick-bites-are-on-the-rise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Rosenberg Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 FUCKING TRUMP AND HIS TICK PESTICIDE TARIFFS !!!!!!!!111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 I would probably off myself if I got that condition never have prime rib steak or a burger again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Momorider said: I would probably off myself if I got that condition never have prime rib steak or a burger again I know what you're getting for Christmas!!!!!1111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mileage Psycho Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 2 hours ago, Momorider said: I would probably off myself if I got that condition never have prime rib steak or a burger again 5 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said: I know what you're getting for Christmas!!!!!1111 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtralettucetomatoe580 Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 This is worse than super gonnoreah. Fuck that. I’d rather die from being stabbed by a 1000 dicks than not be able to eat red meat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momorider Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 9 minutes ago, Nazipigdog said: I know what you're getting for Christmas!!!!!1111 3 minutes ago, Mileage Psycho said: Big surprise from the two biggest shitstains on the planet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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