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Alpha-Gal Syndrome, a little-known, life-threatening food allergy triggered by tick bites, could be affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S., the CDC warned in a new report.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that a life-threatening food allergy called Alpha-Gal Syndrome can be affecting hundreds of thousands of people in the United States.

Alpha-gal syndrome causes a sudden allergy to red meat and some dairy products.

One of the dumbest things I ever did was attempting to hike the Ouachita National Recreation Trail in mid-summer.

One of the dumbest things I ever did was attempting to hike the Ouachita National Recreation Trail in mid-summer.

More patients are reporting they're suffering from alpha gal syndrome, an allergy to red meat that's correlated with tick bites. Tick-related illnesses are on the rise nationwide as summers become hotter, wetter and more tick-friendly.

With summertime fast approaching--and it already FEELS like summer--tick season will be in full swing. Here's how to know if a tick you find is bad news.

With summertime fast approaching--and it already FEELS like summer--tick season will be in full swing. Here's how to know if a tick you find is bad news.

This week we hear from Debbie Morris. She lives in Long Lane – a small town of about 1,000 in south central Missouri. She was diagnosed with alpha gal, a tickborne illness that causes a severe allergic reaction to animal byproducts in June 2020.She spoke about how the disease has impacted her life – including in some unexpected ways.

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