Children's Health Defense According to recent media reports, alpha-gal syndrome, or red meat allergy, is spreading rapidly. But the overwhelming majority who test positive for antibodies never develop symptoms, and experts warn against overdiagnosis based on overtesting.
Editor’s note: This article is part 1 in a two-part series on alpha-gal syndrome, more commonly known as red meat allergy.
Mainstream news outlets have been reporting on a new, mysterious health threat with no treatment or cure: alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), or red meat allergy.
Individuals with AGS experience mild-to-severe life-threatening symptoms several hours after eating red meat. AGS has no cure and the only “treatment” is to avoid certain meats and animal products.
According to the latest consensus, the lone star tick is the main transmission vector for AGS. This creature previously was known to transmit several rare bacterial and viral infections, including such exotic-sounding ailments as southern tick-associated rash illness, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, heartland virus and Bourbon virus disease.
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