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Ticks and Tick Related Diseases
Tick season is upon us. Learn about ticks and tick related diseases at NC Health Info. Listen to Your Health Radio shows about ticks and lyme disease.
Alpha-gal Allergy
Learn about the lone star tick-bite triggered alpha-gal allergy which can cause a severe reaction to red meat and some medications.
- Dr. Scott Commins on the UNC School of Medicine Chair’s Corner and in UNC Health Talk
- Alpha-gal allergy patient story on the UNC School of Medicine Chair’s Corner
- Alpha-gal found to be both a medication and red meat allergy from Vanderbilt University
- Medications and ingredients that may trigger a reaction in alpha-gal allergic patients, from the University of Illinois at Chicago
- Red Meat Allergies Caused by Tick Bites are on the Rise from NPR
- What the Mystery of the Tick-Borne Meat Allergy Could Reveal with UNC’s Dr. Scott Commins and Dr. Onyinye Iweala
