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Alpha-Gal Allergy

In susceptible individuals, multiple tick bites can result in sensitization to the allergen galactose-alpha-1-3 galactose ("alpha-gal"), which is present in many non-primate mammalian tissues. Unlike common food allergens, which are usually proteins, this allergen is a carbohydrate (“sugar”). Symptoms are…

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