Meat Allergy
According to research by Thomas Platts-Mills, the bite of this tick can cause a person to develop an allergy to red (mammalian) meat. This allergy is commonly known as alpha gal.
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“The time was once, when thou unurged wouldst vow
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Unless I spake, or looked, or touched, or carved to thee.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)