A red meat allergy from tick bites is spreading – and the lone star tick isn’t the only alpha-gal carrier to worry about

By: Lee Rafuse Haines, University of Notre Dame, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: November 17, 2025

Words: 1,340

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Hours after savoring that perfectly grilled steak on a beautiful summer evening, your body turns traitor, declaring war on the very meal you just enjoyed. You begin to feel excruciating itchiness, pain or even swelling that can escalate to the point of requiring emergency care.

The culprit isn’t food poisoning – it’s the fallout from a tick bite you may have gotten months earlier and didn’t even notice.

This delayed allergic reaction is …

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