{"id":433244,"date":"2022-04-18T00:45:45","date_gmt":"2022-04-17T21:45:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/extreme-food-allergy-possible-from-single-bite\/"},"modified":"2022-04-18T00:45:45","modified_gmt":"2022-04-17T21:45:45","slug":"extreme-food-allergy-possible-from-single-bite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/extreme-food-allergy-possible-from-single-bite\/","title":{"rendered":"#Extreme food allergy possible from single bite"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c0fdb8cc3\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a27c0fdb8cc3\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/extreme-food-allergy-possible-from-single-bite\/#%E2%80%9CExtreme_food_allergy_possible_from_single_bite%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Extreme food allergy possible from single bite&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/extreme-food-allergy-possible-from-single-bite\/#Need_for_blood\" >Need for blood<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/extreme-food-allergy-possible-from-single-bite\/#What_to_do_if_you_find_a_tick\" >What to do if you find a tick<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/extreme-food-allergy-possible-from-single-bite\/#Prevent_tick_bites\" >Prevent tick bites<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CExtreme_food_allergy_possible_from_single_bite%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Extreme food allergy possible from single bite&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Now there\u2019s a new reason to fear tick bites. It\u2019s a potentially deadly allergy that starts with the dreaded insects. Once people are exposed, they can be stuck with a horrific food allergy for years or life.<\/p>\n<p>Disease-bearing ticks lurk in grasses and wooded areas across most of the US and tick-borne diseases are on the rise according to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/data-summary\/index.html\">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention\u00a0<\/a>as spring warmth brings out the ticks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked like a monster when I went in there,\u201d said Brenda Thomas of her first visit to the emergency room for the allergy. \u201cThe hives were on my scalp, they were in my ears, in between my fingers. It was the worst allergic reaction I\u2019ve ever, ever had. But, we had no idea at the time what it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas suffered allergic reactions and endured ER visits for a year and a half before she finally found an allergy specialist who discovered she developed an allergy to meat from a lone star tick bite. A blood test confirmed Thomas suffered from Alpha-gal syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI never saw the tick. I never realized I had even been bitten by a tick,\u201d said Thomas. \u201cThat\u2019s the odd thing. I have no inkling when I was infected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Thomas since learned that two others in her rural Virginia neighborhood also contracted the syndrome.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The ticks can pick up the Alpha-gal carbohydrate from a previous mammalian host and transfer the sugar to humans through saliva during a bite or feeding. The transfer can take hours or up to a day, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/life_cycle_and_hosts.html\">according to the\u00a0CDC<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Some people\u2019s immune systems release\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/acquired-red-meat-allergy\/?pdf=5815\">antibodies<\/a>\u00a0to combat the foreign substances such as alpha-gal carbohydrates. As with Thomas, each time she eats meat, milk or gelatin, those antibodies attack and can cause hives, swelling, headaches and anaphylaxis. She has passed out before on the way to the hospital and had to call an ambulance after having trouble breathing because her throat was swelling.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/food-allergy.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"an sick asian chinese female lying on sofa in living room\" class=\"wp-image-21935811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/food-allergy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/food-allergy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/food-allergy.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Lyme disease is one of the most common tick-borne diseases. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The allergic reaction can take up to eight hours after eating meat, so most people can\u2019t identify what caused the reaction.<\/p>\n<p>There is no cure for Alpha-gal syndrome. Thomas goes for yearly testing. After several years, her doctor said her antibody levels are not low enough to allow her to eat meat safely yet. \u201cEven if he told me I could eat red meat, I don\u2019t think I would because I don\u2019t think I want to go to take that chance again,\u201d said Thomas.<\/p>\n<p>The lone star tick earned its name from the distinctive white dot on the back of females. It is widely found across the eastern half of the nation in grassy, shrubby and wooded areas, but it has been moving farther north and west bringing trouble with it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTicks \u2018quest,\u2019 they hang on some vegetation with their back legs while holding out front legs to grasp a host that walks by,\u201d said Amy Korman, Ph.D.,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/extension.psu.edu\/amy-korman\">Extension Educator with PennSate Extension<\/a>\u00a0and entomology expert.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Need_for_blood\"><\/span>Need for blood<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Birds, deer, dogs, humans even reptiles and amphibians host ticks. All ticks need a blood meal to grow from one life stage to the next.\u00a0\u201cThe larva feeds on small rodents. The next stages, the nymph and adult, prefer larger hosts,\u201d said Korman.<\/p>\n<p>The CDC lists many\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/diseases\/index.html\">tick-borne diseases,<\/a>\u00a0the most common is Lyme Disease, a bacterial infection. The CDC estimates that 476,000 Americans were diagnosed and treated for Lyme disease in 2021.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks-02.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Wood Tick on finger\" class=\"wp-image-21935813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The CDC advises you to remove a tick im<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>tely if you see one on your body. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cDepending on the location 1%-50% of black-legged ticks may have the bacteria,\u201d said Korman.<\/p>\n<p>Black-legged ticks take 1-2 days to transmit the bacteria. Antibiotics can arrest the disease if caught very early. If\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/lyme\/signs_symptoms\/index.html\">not treated immediately<\/a>, people could suffer inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, heart palpitations, arthritis with severe swelling and pain, shooting nerve pain and facial palsy (loss of muscle tone or droop of face).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA neighbor has Lyme disease pretty bad,\u201d said Thomas. \u201cShe ended up having to quit her job and she\u2019s almost disabled.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_to_do_if_you_find_a_tick\"><\/span>What to do if you find a tick<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Remove a tick immediately if you find one on your body,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/removing_a_tick.html\">advises the CDC<\/a>. Grasp the tick as close to the head as possible with a pair of fine-tipped tweezers and steadily pull. Don\u2019t jerk, twist or crush the tick. Make sure to remove the head from the skin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wash the wound and your hands with soap and water or rubbing alcohol. Dispose of the insect by flushing it down the toilet, sealing it in a bag or put in alcohol before throwing away.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/epidemiology\/epidemiology-fact-sheets\/acquired-red-meat-allergy\/?pdf=5815\">Virginia Department of Health<\/a>\u00a0said you could preserve the tick by freezing it in a plastic bag or adding alcohol to the sealed bag to identify the species. But, the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/removing_a_tick.html\">CDC stated<\/a>\u00a0that not all lab results are high quality and should not be used for medical treatment decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"tick on skin\" class=\"wp-image-21935890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/04\/ticks.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Wear long pants and sleeves outdoors to help prevent tick bites. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Most people, they stated, would develop symptoms before the lab results would return. So, monitor the wound and nearby skin for rash and yourself for fever, chills, headache, fatigue, muscle and joint ache and swollen lymph nodes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI often find ticks on myself, it comes with the job,\u201d said Korman. \u201cI wouldn\u2019t see a physician unless I got sick or noticed something unusual.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Korman directs those looking for tick testing to the\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esu.edu\/dna\/tick-diagnostics\/index.cfm?msclkid=f5ccfbfcb50011ec8fafa84c6c3bb306\">Wildlife Genetics Institute<\/a>\u00a0at East Stroudsburg University.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Prevent_tick_bites\"><\/span>Prevent tick bites<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Avoid wooded and brushy areas with high grass and leaves to avoid the ticks. Those who camp, hike, garden and hunt should take\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/ticks\/avoid\/on_people.html\">precautions<\/a>, according to the CDC:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Wear long pants and sleeves<\/li>\n<li>Treat clothing, boots and camping equipment with\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/insect-repellents\/repellent-treated-clothing\">permethrin\u00a0<\/a>(at least 0.5%) products. Read the instructions, the repellant still works after several washings.<\/li>\n<li>Use an EPA registered repellant containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535, Oil of Lemon Eucalyptus, para-menthane-diol or 2-undecanone. The EPA has an easy site for reference:\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epa.gov\/insect-repellents\/find-repellent-right-you\">Find the Repellant that is Right for You<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you return home, check for ticks:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check all pets, clothes, gear and backpacks for hitchhiking ticks.<\/li>\n<li>Wash clothes in hot water or tumbling on high heat in the dryer for 10 minutes (longer if clothes are damp.)<\/li>\n<li>Shower to remove lose ticks.<\/li>\n<li>Check your body in the mirror, especially: underarms, in and around ears, belly button, back of knees, in and around the hair, between the legs and around your waist. Don\u2019t forget to check the kids too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are bitten by a tick and have allergic reaction or underlying disease, contact your doctor immediately.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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