Science . . . What Tick Saliva Does to the Human Body
Ticks use their saliva to create a “lake of blood” inside their hosts.
By Sarah Zhang - The Atlantic - July 25, 2019 -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Excellent article. I'm a little surprised that Alpha-Gal was not mentioned (or, at least, my eyes did not see that) . . . but, then, they could not include everything.
For some reason, the URLs would not allow posting. Just search the title in quotation marks or at Google Advanced Search to find the articles - the date can be used as a cross search.
Alpha-Gal & Red Meat Allergy
April 25, 2019
The alpha-Gal syndrome: new insights into the tick-host conflict and cooperation
03 April 2019
Tick Salivary Extract Induces Alpha-Gal Allergy in Alpha-Gal Deficient Mice
February 2019 -
Posted by Marnie (Member # 773) on :
Alpha-Gal and red meat allergy are linked to the ***Lone star tick*** and certain blood types are protected.
It sure looks like OspA is very problematic...as I have said before.
Links:
Lone star tick and red meat allergy _ IgE response:
I'm dealing with IgE to C. Pneumoniae triggered type 2 asthma. I have type B blood. I'm trying TUDCA, low dose daily to see if it will help.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Marnie,
Sorry to hear you are "dealing with" Cpn triggered asthma.
Thanks for your extensive notes here. Hope you can breathe more easily soon. Storms over your state yesterday, I saw, maybe will clear the air (after stirring it all up, of course). -
Posted by Alisandne (Member # 27304) on :
The article says tick bites don't itch. Mine almost always do, and I'm grateful for that because it facilitates finding them.
Posted by LisaK (Member # 41384) on :