Higher temperatures and summer may mean the start of tick season that could leave travelers with illnesses, one of which is now leading to a food allergy.
Ticks are small, some no bigger than a freckle, and they feed on your blood. But if you think he’s stung you, don’t throw it away, disgusting as it is, says Ana Mincer, M.D., of American Family Care’s Urgent Care Clinic.
According to doctors, keeping the tick can help discover what disease you have been exposed to.
Dr. Steven Applebaum of Roxboro Memorial told NBC that a patient came to the ER with not only a tick that tested positive for the disease lymethe patient too.
Lyme disease is nothing new but there is something else.
Experts say that many of the symptoms of tick-borne diseases can be the same, which is why it’s important to get a blood test and tick analysis, especially when newer viruses are being seen in the US.
The tick-borne disease is spreading in the United States, according to a CDC report. Learn here what its symptoms are and how it can be prevented.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(CDCfor its acronym in English), alerted people this week to a food allergy spread by ticks.
Insects can cause the syndrome alpha galallergy to red meat, among other symptoms.
And although the CDC they say that the common disease comes from a common tick, other ticks cannot be ruled out such as the Lone star tick.
Cases are already reported in eight states in this part of the country.
And while mosquitoes cause malaria, ticks can carry it too.
So use caution with US-approved repellents. CDCand wear clothing that covers your arms and legs.
