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CDC confirms black-legged ticks can cause red meat allergy in humans
Researchers confirmed that black-legged ticks (Ixodes scapularis) can trigger alpha-gal syndrome in humans. A 10-year ...
A meat allergy caused by ticks may be popping up in new parts of the U.S.
Alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by a bite from the lone star tick, may also be triggered by the deer tick and ...
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What does a tick look like? Here's what the bug (and its bites) look like
Most ticks are flat until they consume blood ... They can be grayish-white, brown, black, reddish-brown or yellow. Here are some images of different tick species found in the U.S. Is Lyme disease ...