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intelati to Oddly Terrifying@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago

Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark

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Meat allergy from tick bites is on the rise—and US doctors are in the dark

arstechnica.com

intelati to Oddly Terrifying@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years ago
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The allergy, called alpha-gal syndrome, came to light a little over a decade ago.
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  • Dee@lemmings.world
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    I bet there’s a vegan somewhere breeding these en masse.

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      Actually vegans meme about this a fair bit.

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        I had no idea, that’s really funny lol

    • Albbi@lemmy.ca
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      en masse which means “in great number”.

      • Dee@lemmings.world
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        Thanks, I had to meet my quota of at least one dumb thing a day. Fixed!

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    Tick born diseases can be the weirdest and scariest shit. I

    • intelatiOP
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      Ticks in general are weird, interesting, and also terrifying

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        Yup and the microorganisms that call them home are all kinds of weird too. Babeiosis is a lot like malaria in that its a microscopic eukaryote with really wacky parasite genetics because a long time ago its ancestors were probably just free-living little fellas, so their genomes are tiny and very silly.

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      Totes, I got babiosis, lyme, and alpha gal allergies from ticks and now I’m paranoid about them.

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    It seems like this is not only an issue for humans. The dog of our friends got an allergy against meat. Which, for a dog, is a serious problem. He can handle fish without issues, though, so he is the only piscitarian dog I know.

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      Dogs are omnivores, for anyone who thought differently.

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        Indeed they are. Which also implies that they need both kinds of food.

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          No it doesn’t.

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            If you believe so, fine. I won’t waste energy to teach you.

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    https://radiolab.org/podcast/return-alpha-gal

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      First thing I always think of when I read these stories. And really, every medical professional who responded to Amy’s story with skepticism should be ashamed of themselves

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    I wonder if this is why I developed an allergy to beef in my 40s (fully tested, yes it’s an allergy). I grew up on a cattle ranch!

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    they should turn their lights on

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    Mother Earth has her ways.

    • Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      Is that why beef is the most nutritious food on the planet?

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      As does the US govt, need I remind of the Tuskegee experiments…

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    I would kill myself if I got bit by one of these. My life would cease to have pleasure. I’m a born carnivore.

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      On a related note, the pigs used for the recent transplant testing lack alpha-gal and can be eaten!

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      Most likely, you wouldn’t. I’ve had people say that to me about celiac disease (as in, no gluten aka wheat/barley/rye). Maybe not, but I’d guess you have more to live for than eating red meat.

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        As someone who has trialed both gluten-free and low FODMAP diets, among others, to try to determine the source of digestive problems: gluten-free is not that bad. Low FODMAP, however…

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          Yeah, that’s even more restrictive because it’s such a large list of vegetables. The effects of screwing it up are not quite as severe as celiac, though. Either one makes most restaurants or food other people cook really difficult.

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      As I recall you can die from some of the diseases they carry, so just let it sit and hope for the worst.

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      2/7 bait

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        What is that supposed to mean?

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          it means ur bait is 2/7 because its to long.

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            I don’t get it… what bait? I’m baiting someone?

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              1/7

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                1/7 is a real stupid scale dude. You aren’t too bright are you…

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                  1/7

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    As a vegan, seeing this on “Oddly Terrifying” is Truly Hilarious. Not eat meat anymore? Terrifying!!

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      “People I disagree with are getting sick! That’s hilarious!”

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      Yeah would be even more hilarious if people would develop allergies against plant based food ^^

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