Article About Alpha-Gal Syndrome from Allergy Insider
The following article was published on the Allergy Insider Website, July 2022. 10 New and Surprising Facts About Alpha-Gal Syndrome By Linda Armstrong; Medically reviewed by: Fabio Iachetti, MD; Eva Södergren, PhD, MSc What is alpha-Gal syndrome (AGS)? Alpha-Gal Syndrome is just plain weird. And the more we learn about it, the stranger it seems to get. Also known as "red meat allergy," "mammalian meat allergy," or "tick-bite allergy," the syndrome is when an allergic reaction to alpha-Gal, which is a sugar molecule found in mammal meat such as beef, pork, venison, and more.1-2 But this reaction actually begins with a bite from a lone star tick (or possibly a chigger).2-3 No, really. It's not a made-up disease. [...]