United States: Unexplained vomiting combined with diarrhea along with difficulty breathing in two women triggered an uncommon tick-borne disease that produced serious allergic symptoms.
Before contracting food allergies triggered by red meat intake, both women residents of Maine and Washington displayed no allergic sensitivities.
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During history-taking interviews, the doctor learned that both patients had contact with ticks before medical results confirmed alpha-gal syndrome (AGS).
The development of Alpha-Gal Syndrome starts when a person is scratched by a lone star tick delivering alpha-gal sugar, which induces body reactions leading to anti-substance antibody creation, according to Daily Mail.
The weaponized ticks are back! The war on red meat opens a new front! Woman hospitalized with mystery illness caused by red meat… and millions more are at risk.
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[Daily Mail 24 March] Two women who mysteriously developed vomiting, diarrhea, difficulty breathing… pic.twitter.com/0kuuP9b86b
Two specific alpha-gal sugar molecules are discovered in all mammalian meats, including pork, beef, and venison, along with various animal-derived food products such as milk, gelatin, and others.
Eating such foods causes the body to recognize the alpha-gal molecule, which prompts an immune response. A harmful immune response develops after exposure to the antigen.
The authorities observe that they cannot confirm any fatalities from Alpha-Gal Syndrome, yet the disease shows consistent growth throughout the population.
The CDC documented about 90,000 suspected AGS cases from 2017 to 2022, and the annual increase in new suspected cases reached 15,000.
What more are the experts stating?
Federal health authorities believe that between four hundred thousand and five hundred thousand Americans currently live with alpha-gal syndrome, as Daily Mail reported.
Researchers link new geographic areas with the spread of the tick that causes AGS, which now presents a potential risk to millions more Americans throughout southern, midwestern, and mid-Atlantic parts of the United States based on human and tick sample tests.
The transmission of this disorder to human patients has been documented as new kinds of ticks advance their spread rate.