The tick-borne disease has not caused any deaths, health officials say, but people with alpha-gal syndrome have described it as bewildering and terrifying.

The tick-borne disease has not caused any deaths, health officials say, but people with alpha-gal syndrome have described it as bewildering and terrifying.

  • @Laice
    1•10 months ago

    Besides obviously being unable to est meat, how dangerous is the illness.

    • Lantech
      2•10 months ago

      It makes you allergic to all mammalian meat and potentially other products made from mammals. Outside of the allergic reaction (including anaphylaxis) I wasn’t able to find any other negative effects.

      oh, I just ran across this:

      According to survey results presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology’s (AAAAI) Annual Meeting, some alpha-Gal Syndrome patients have a wide range of seemingly new symptoms, such as those involving the cardiovascular, nervous, and motor systems. Furthermore, some patients reported a wide range of mental health issues, such as anxiety, depression, fatigue, poor memory, irritability, sleep disturbances, etc.

      • Lantech
        1•10 months ago

        why did you link lyme disease? Alpha-gal syndrome has nothing to do with lyme disease.