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“Red meat allergy” from tick bites is spreading both in US and globally (arstechnica.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Gsus4@mander.xyz to c/science@lemmy.world

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/post/1116242

Woke ticks are out to turn the US South into soyboys > > (did I do that right?)

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[-] HeyJoe@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

I think its crazy how many people get ticks where they go unnoticed long enough for it to bury and reach your blood. I wanna say it's a full 24 hours before that happens and even then idk how much it takes before this will effect you since even things like limes disease means it needs to be in you for even longer.

Idk about others, but I have had my fair share of ticks, but thankfully, never one go unnoticed long enough that it broke through. People really should check more. Showering is a great time to discover if you may have one on you.

[-] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 month ago

You haven't lived somewhere the ticks are really bad then.

There is a point especially with ticks too small to see with a negative eye that you will simply not catch them all even if you catch 99% of them.

[-] swelter_spark@reddthat.com -1 points 1 month ago

I've been bitten by ticks many times, sometimes at once (from playing with a family friend's dog). They're surprisingly light for such a large creature.

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[-] mavu@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 1 month ago

Ahaha, Gaia hypothesis confirmed.
Want to reduce human impact on biosphere?
Make is so they can't eat meat anymore. lol.