More time outdoors can mean a higher danger of tick bites — including the risk of a tick-borne illness that causes an allergy to red meat called alpha-gal syndrome.
— including the risk of a tick-borne illness that is linked to an allergy to red meat.
"The allergist said you have to come back in a year and get tested again and just avoid animal products," Smith told CBS News, who has since had to limit outdoor activities he loves like chopping wood and gardening..""But in most cases we think it will dissipate over time, usually within a couple years. But if you get tick bites again, it's going to make the condition take longer to go away.
Smith said because he lives in a wooded area, he was used to tick bites, but knew something was different when he started experiencing skin and gastrointestinal issues.
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