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Old 07-31-2022, 12:46 PM   #2837
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Originally Posted by Spuds View Post
Today I learned about Alpha-Gal Syndrome, which can be caused by ticks and makes you allergic to mammal meat (which contains Alpha-Gal sugars).

My neighbor apparently got it from a tick bite last year and is still not able to eat meat from mammals.
Scary times.. I suppose the flip side is that you'll have involuntary vegetarians.. BTW, ticks only exist on your neighbour's plot?
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