She told me that Alpha-gal was commonly known as the red meat allergy, and that if I didn't eat those animals, I should be okay. I was pretty curious about that. It seemed so odd to me.

Alpha-gal syndrome is the name for a red meat allergy that develops after a tick bite. Alpha-gal syndrome is rare. But as climate change leads to warmer winters and longer, hotter summers, tick ...

New cases of alpha-gal syndrome — a rare but potentially life-threatening illness that makes people violently allergic to red meat — suggest that more tick species may be to blame than ...

Steak – Red Meat (MarianVejcik-iStockphoto-Getty Images) *New research on alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a potentially life-threatening allergy to red meat, suggests that its spread may be linked to ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is a serious and life-threatening allergic reaction that appears in mammals after a tick bite. The lone star tick can transmit alpha-gal syndrome to humans through its saliva.

Discovered in 2009, there is little reportable national or state data on Alpha-gal. Originally concentrated in the southeastern and mid-Atlantic areas of the United States, a recent CDC study ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is usually thought of as red meat allergy, but the tick-caused ailment can also spur allergies to mammalian-derived ingredients like gelatin.

The CDC reports the meat allergy known as alpha-gal syndrome could impact an estimated 450,000 people. It is becoming more common due to longer tick seasons as a result of climate change.

Alpha-gal syndrome is a serious and life-threatening allergic reaction that appears in mammals after a tick bite. The lone star tick can transmit alpha-gal syndrome to humans through its saliva.

Her symptoms disappeared, and she suspected alpha-gal was the culprit. In 2020, she found an urgent care that reluctantly ran the simple alpha-gal blood test, and the result was positive.

Two new surveys from the CDC reveal a rising number of patients with an allergy to meat caused by tick bites. Called alpha-gal syndrome, it's far from the superpower the name suggests.

May is Alpha-Gal Awareness Month in Virginia, and with tick season in full swing, awareness of this tick-borne disease is more important than ever. According to the CDC, Alpha-Gal Syndrome, which ...