Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Steak and other red meats can trigger an allergic reaction in people with alpha-gal syndrome. Vicushka/Moment via Getty Images ...

Australia's first death from a tick-induced allergy has sparked calls to ramp up awareness among the public and the medical profession.

Jeremy Webb's death in 2022 from a tick-induced red meat allergy is the first to be recorded in Australia. Here's what we ...

Alpha-gal syndrome is an immune system misfire developed after being exposed to a tick bite. It is rapidly spreading across the United States and globally. Alpha-gal syndrome is actually an allergy to ...

Jeremy Webb is the first person in Australia to die of a tick-induced, or alpha-gal, red meat allergy ...

A bug can turn you into a vegetarian, or at least make you swear off red meat. Doctors across the U.S. are seeing a surge of sudden meat allergies in people bitten by a certain kind of tick, and one ...

CAROLINAS — It’s the time of year when certain types of ticks become active and one type poses a unique threat. A single bite from the lone star tick can trigger a severe allergy to red meat or pork ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - It’s a condition some have never heard of: an allergy to red meat and other animal products, triggered by a bite from a Lone Star Tick. It’s called Alpha-gal syndrome. What is ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...