At the intersection of a red meat allergy and a cancer-drug reaction investigations, researchers pinned a lone star culprit.

That was Cathy Raley’s reality, according to reports from Science News, after a single tick bite left her with a severe red meat allergy, a condition known as alpha-gal syndrome. Alpha-gal ...

But as the tick feeds, it swells up and can be easier to spot. You may see a small red bump where the tick bit you. Unless infected, tick bites usually don’t have pus or fluid. (Denys Williams ...

"With thousands of Lyme [a tick-borne disease] patients telling us they can't tolerate red meat, we've long suspected black-legged ticks and other tick species in the U.S." In alpha-gal syndrome ...

The lone star tick, which is known for its aggressive nature and bites that can cause alpha-gal syndrome, or red meat allergy, as well as other dangerous viruses, is spreading across the United ...

Two emerging tick species, including one that is known to cause a red meat allergy, are on the rise in Connecticut. Researchers at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station recently released ...

Unlike other ticks, which can also transmit diseases, the lone star tick is known to cause Alpha-Gal syndrome, which can generate an allergic reaction in people when they eat red meat. Hambley ...

It's transmitted through lone star tick bites and can make you severely allergic to red meat. “My face would swell, my lips or my eyelids, I would say it's not an upset stomach, it's an upset ...

Unlike other species, the lone star tick is known to trigger a condition called alpha-gal syndrome that generates an allergic reaction when humans eat red meat. A report published by the Centers ...

A woman in Maine developed a dangerous meat allergy after a black-legged tick bite—prompting the CDC ... roast beef sandwich and resumed eating red meat. α-gal–specific IgE at 13 months ...

I PULLED THE TICK OFF OF ME AND IT WAS A LIGHT BROWN TICK WITH A WHITE DOT ON ITS BACK. THE LONE STAR TICKS MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURE IS ITS STAR LIKE WHITE SPLOTCH FOUND ON ADULT FEMALES.