The tick that makes people allergic to red meat with one bite seems to be spreading
- Thread starter Teegate
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For years my wife Rosanne had been tick bitten. For years she got hives and once anaphylactic shock and went to the hospital.
Three years ago she read about this allergy in the Wall Street Journal, had our allergist test her for it - positive, She was lucky that she's allergic to beef alone; she can eat venison, bison, lamb, any other mammal. And she's also lucky in that she's among those that recover from the allergy - some never do. She's paranoid about ticks - took the pleasure out of going cross-countryanywhere.
Three years ago she read about this allergy in the Wall Street Journal, had our allergist test her for it - positive, She was lucky that she's allergic to beef alone; she can eat venison, bison, lamb, any other mammal. And she's also lucky in that she's among those that recover from the allergy - some never do. She's paranoid about ticks - took the pleasure out of going cross-countryanywhere.
Boy, the ticks really do seem to be bad this year. I have already gotten more bites than I did all last year. 
We aren't the only ones with increased tick populations. Interesting how the increase in acorns can cause an increase in ticks.
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/262723851-story
http://www.fox5ny.com/news/262723851-story
Someone brought me a lone star tick to identify last week,she found it attached to her here in Michigan, and she had not been out of the state. We haven't seen those here until now. They are most definitely spreading.
As a result, we're also seeing an increase in the spread of bobcat fever in domestic cats. One of my biggest fears, it's a terrible disease.
As a result, we're also seeing an increase in the spread of bobcat fever in domestic cats. One of my biggest fears, it's a terrible disease.