Why Seasonal Allergies Are So Miserable | Scientific American
Plants are just trying to reproduce; immune systems are just trying to keep us safe
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Plants are just trying to reproduce; immune systems are just trying to keep us safe
Scientists think the relatively new allergy is spread by bites from the lone star tick, and Missouri is one of the worst states for it.
As many as 450,000 people may have the potentially life-threatening condition, with thousands of those cases undiagnosed, the agency estimates
Up to 450,000 people in the US may have alpha-gal syndrome, a meat allergy linked to tick bites that many physicians have never heard of.
Many doctors said that they were unfamiliar with the condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, the agency found.