“Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally

TLDR

Alpha-gal syndrome, a delayed allergic reaction to tick bites, is spreading globally, affecting up to 450,000 people in the US. This 'red meat allergy' can trigger reactions to various animal-based products, and awareness is crucial to prevent severe allergic responses.

Get out and get exercise they say. Enjoy the vast outdoors they say. It’s refreshing and invigorating they say. “…As it excavates deeper into your skin, the tick deploys a barbed feeding tube, like a miniature drilling rig, and it secretes a biological cement that anchors its head into its new tunnel.”