Allergy to meat after a tick bite: what is alpha-gal syndrome? “Even bothered by smoke when cooking meat”

Everyone knows that sign is dangerous. A bite from these arachnids can, for example, contract Lyme disease or tick-borne encephalitis. But did you know that they can also make you part vegetarian for life? For example, through them you can contract the alpha-gal syndrome and become allergic to meat. But how do ticks cause this allergy? Where can you get this everywhere? And is there anything that can be done about it? Biologist Wietse Chanet tells us all about it. “Even inhaling the smoke when cooking meat can lead to symptoms”

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