Alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United ...

Lone Star ticks are vectors for several diseases, including alpha-gal syndrome, which can cause a red-meat allergy in humans. In 2012, Alicia Tucker was ready to be induced to deliver her third ...

Lyme-like illness (also known as southern tick-associated rash illness [STARI] or Masters disease) is vectored by the Lone Star tick (Amblyomma americanum). Lyme-like illness lesions, which are ...

The allergy, known as alpha-gal syndrome, affects hundreds of thousands of Americans and is particularly prevalent in the southeastern United States.

A Tennessee bill aims to track alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-borne allergy to red meat that affects thousands in the state.

Alpha-gal syndrome is the term used to describe the allergic reaction to red meats and mammalian related products, most often through a tick bite. The main parasite responsible for the spread of alpha ...

The Lone Star tick is responsible for most cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy that’s appearing more and more in Kansas. (Kansas State University Research and Extension.) Researchers at ...

“Historically, the lone star tick was kind of in a territory ... They also recommend getting emergency medical treatment in the case of a serious allergic reaction, which can cause trouble ...

Knowing what to look for can help you identify a tick bite more quickly and, if necessary, get treatment too ... lives on the West Coast. The lone star tick can transmit Heartland virus and ...

Other common ticks, such as dog ticks, lone star ticks, and Gulf Coast ticks, do not carry Lyme disease ... These symptoms tend to improve over time without additional antibiotic treatment. While it ...