“Alpha-gal syndrome is triggered when a tick bite causes a person’s immune system to develop an allergic reaction to meat, including beef, pork or lamb.”

    • ReluctantMuskrat@lemmy.world
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      3 days ago

      Yeah, I live in Kentucky and we have them here. Found one sucking my blood a few months ago after walking through a little patch of woods in my neighborhood. I’ll be really bummed if I can’t enjoy a steak someday.