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Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark (arstechnica.com)

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The allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, came to light a little over a decade ago.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ok... So involuntary vegetarian...

Idk, sound like not the worst thing.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

If it would only be meat, sure. Unpleasant but manageable. But the animal products can be a problem. They not only put you very close to the most hard-core of vegans diet plan, they additionally mess with medical treatment available to you.

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