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Symptoms of the allergy reaction are caused by too many IgE antibodies attacking the allergen – the alpha-gal. [2] [6] Other types of ticks are suspected of causing similar problems. [23] Only a small percentage of children and adults will acquire a red meat allergy after receiving a bite from a lone star tick. [24]
Symptoms and signs of tick disease that cause red meat allergy often missed by doctors, even as cases of lone star tick illness are rising, CDC research shows. Meat allergy linked to lone star ...
Southern tick-associated rash illness (STARI) is an emerging infectious disease related to Lyme disease that occurs in southeastern and south-central United States. It is spread by tick bites and it was hypothesized that the illness was caused by the bacteria Borrelia lonestari. However, there is insufficient evidence to declare this Borrelia ...
Tick-borne diseases, which afflict humans and other animals, are caused by infectious agents transmitted by tick bites. [1] They are caused by infection with a variety of pathogens , including rickettsia and other types of bacteria , viruses , and protozoa . [ 2 ]
Human granulocytic anaplasmosis (HGA) is a tick-borne, infectious disease caused by Anaplasma phagocytophilum, an obligate intracellular bacterium that is typically transmitted to humans by ticks of the Ixodes ricinus species complex, including Ixodes scapularis and Ixodes pacificus in North America.
New research adds to the growing body of evidence suggesting that environmental factors, including the consumption of red meat and sugar, may be driving cases of colorectal cancer among young people.
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Powassan encephalitis, caused by the Powassan virus (POWV), a flavivirus also known as the deer tick virus, is a form of arbovirus infection that results from tick bites.It can occur as a co-infection with Lyme disease, as both are transmitted to humans by the same species of tick. [1]