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Tick Bite? Here's What to Know About Lyme Disease and Your Next Steps

You just finished a satisfying summer hike or wrapped up a weekend of yard work when you spot a tick clinging to your clothes. The fresh-air high fades quickly as you remember the risks -- ticks are ...
C&EN

α-Gal causes tick-related meat allergies—it could also be therapeutic

As people with α-gal syndrome seek to boost awareness, researchers are looking to harness the molecule for new therapies ...
NBC Bay Area

First death reported from meat allergy caused by tick bite

A 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person known to have died from alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a tick bite. Researchers at the University of Virginia School ...
Columbus Dispatch

These blood-sucking parasites are in peak season. How to avoid getting bitten by ticks in Michigan

Ticks, potential carriers of Lyme disease, pose a risk to humans and pets in Michigan's outdoors. Tick season in Michigan typically spans from April to September, with peak activity when temperatures ...
AOL

First death linked to red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers say

An airline pilot from New Jersey is the first person to have died of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy triggered by tick bites, researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine ...
IFLScience

Tick Bites Are Nearing Record Highs In Some US States – Why Is This Season So Bad?

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience. Laura holds ...
abc27

What’s Going Around: Strep, hand, foot and mouth, tick bites

This week UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing viral upper respiratory infections. Pediatricians at Penn State Health Children’s Hospital are seeing cases of swimmer’s ear, diarrhea, hand, ...