Two additional tick species can transmit red meat allergies: See where they are
Two additional tick species in the U.S. have been found capable of transmitting red meat allergy, or alpha-gal syndrome.
NHS warning over flu-like infection that can spread to the heart
The NHS has issued guidance over a bacterial illness that's especially prevalent between April and July. The infection is ...
Warning issued over uncommon disease as weather gets warmer
Ticks live in many different outdoor environments but they are particularly common in grassy and wooded areas. The health ...
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What is babesiosis? The parasitic infection that 'eats' your red blood cells
Most people exposed to the parasites behind babesiosis don't get sick, but for others, the infection can be deadly.
Two women rushed to hospital with mystery illness after eating red meat – as scientists warn thousands more at risk
TWO women were rushed to hospital with a mysterious illness after eating red meat. Neither of them had suffered from food ...
The Risk of Becoming Allergic to Meat After a Tick Bite May Be Higher Than Thought
New research from the CDC is exposing surprising new culprits behind a growing meat allergy. The tick menace is even worse ...
Hartford Courant5d
Two non-native tick species are spreading in CT. One can cause serious food allergy.
In its native range in Asia, it’s also not a human-biting species ... is also spread to people through the bite of an infected blacklegged tick. It takes from one week to one month after ...
Broadleaf plantain and ribwort plantain may help treat chronic Lyme disease
In Estonia, many people learned a lesson from ethnomedicine as children: that placing a plantain leaf on a scraped knee would ...
South Bend Tribune1d
State's highest rate of Lyme disease is here. How to protect you and pets from tick bites
Joseph County in Indiana has documented more cases of Lyme disease in humans than any other ... to red meat that you can get from the bite of a lone star tick. Davis says the county hasn’t ...
NHS guidance issued on bacterial illness with flu-like symptoms that can cause heart issues
The infection is almost exclusively passed to humans through the bite of a parasite, which is crucial to remove quickly ...