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  1. About Alpha-gal Syndrome | Alpha-gal Syndrome | CDC

    Jun 26, 2025 · Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergy to alpha-gal that can develop after a tick bite. Alpha-gal is a molecule found in most mammals, such as cows and …

  2. Alpha-gal syndrome - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Aug 8, 2025 · Overview Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of food allergy. It can happen after a tick bite. The allergy is to red meat and other products that come from mammals. Alpha-gal syndrome can be life …

  3. Alpha-gal Syndrome: Causes, Diagnosis & Treatment

    Sep 11, 2025 · Alpha-gal Syndrome Alpha-gal syndrome is a type of food allergy that develops after getting bitten by a tick. It causes allergic reactions to red meat and products made with it. You can …

  4. Alpha-gal syndrome - Wikipedia

    Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), also known as alpha-gal allergy or mammalian meat allergy (MMA), [1] is a type of acquired allergy characterized by a delayed onset of symptoms (2–6 hours) after ingesting …

  5. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergy to alpha-gal (galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose), a sugar found in most mammals. Products made from mammals or containing …

  6. Alpha-Gal Syndrome: Often Hidden, Under-Recognized, and in Need …

    Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a tick-borne allergy, is increasing as its vectors migrate throughout the US and the world. There were an estimated 450,000 cases in the US. AGS reactions to mammalian …

  7. What Is Alpha-Gal Syndrome? - WebMD

    Sep 27, 2024 · Alpha-gal syndrome is an allergy to things like beef, pork, lamb, venison, rabbit, and other animal products that come from mammals. It was first discovered in 2009. Alpha galactose, the …

  8. Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) | Fact Sheets | Yale Medicine

    Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an allergy in which people have an allergic reaction to a carbohydrate called alpha-gal that is found in all non-primate mammals. When people with AGS consume …

  9. What to know about alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused …

    Aug 10, 2025 · Studies have linked ticks on six continents to alpha-gal syndrome and its unusual symptoms. An entomologist explains what this frustrating illness is.

  10. Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is a serious, potentially life-threatening allergic condition. AGS is also called alpha-gal allergy, red meat allergy, or tick bite meat allergy. AGS is not caused by an infection. AGS …