Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark
Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark
arstechnica.com
Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark
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Tick born diseases can be the weirdest and scariest shit. I
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Ticks in general are weird, interesting, and also terrifying
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Yup and the microorganisms that call them home are all kinds of weird too. Babeiosis is a lot like malaria in that its a microscopic eukaryote with really wacky parasite genetics because a long time ago its ancestors were probably just free-living little fellas, so their genomes are tiny and very silly.
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Totes, I got babiosis, lyme, and alpha gal allergies from ticks and now I'm paranoid about them.
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It seems like this is not only an issue for humans. The dog of our friends got an allergy against meat. Which, for a dog, is a serious problem. He can handle fish without issues, though, so he is the only piscitarian dog I know.
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First thing I always think of when I read these stories. And really, every medical professional who responded to Amy's story with skepticism should be ashamed of themselves
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I wonder if this is why I developed an allergy to beef in my 40s (fully tested, yes it's an allergy). I grew up on a cattle ranch!
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they should turn their lights on
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Mother Earth has her ways.
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Is that why beef is the most nutritious food on the planet?
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As does the US govt, need I remind of the Tuskegee experiments…
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I would kill myself if I got bit by one of these. My life would cease to have pleasure. I'm a born carnivore.
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On a related note, the pigs used for the recent transplant testing lack alpha-gal and can be eaten!
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Most likely, you wouldn’t. I’ve had people say that to me about celiac disease (as in, no gluten aka wheat/barley/rye). Maybe not, but I’d guess you have more to live for than eating red meat.
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As I recall you can die from some of the diseases they carry, so just let it sit and hope for the worst.
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As a vegan, seeing this on "Oddly Terrifying" is Truly Hilarious. Not eat meat anymore? Terrifying!!
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"People I disagree with are getting sick! That's hilarious!"
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Yeah would be even more hilarious if people would develop allergies against plant based food ^^
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I bet there's a vegan somewhere breeding these en masse.
Actually vegans meme about this a fair bit.
I had no idea, that's really funny lol
en masse which means "in great number".
Thanks, I had to meet my quota of at least one dumb thing a day. Fixed!