2021: Missouri woman Kathy Hale develops red meat allergy from lone star tick bite during summer tick season.
Missouri woman Kathy Hale shares her "nightmare tick experience" as summer brings tick season. Lone star ticks, active during warmer weather, can carry Alpha-gal syndrome, causing symptoms like fever, rash, and red meat allergy. After being bitten by a lone star tick in 2021, Hale developed an allergy to red meat. Other Missouri ticks include deer ticks, causing Lyme disease, and dog ticks, causing Rocky Mountain fever.
June 04, 2024
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