Alpha-gal syndrome, spread by bites from the Lone Star tick, was originally found primarily in the southeastern U.S. As temperatures warm, it’s starting to move north and west
Alpha-gal may sound empowering, but the nickname, short for galactose-alpha-1, 3-galactose, is a sugar molecule that might just cause you to become allergic to meat.
From this, your body creates alpha-gal antibodies and, from that point on, the body is wired to fight alpha-gal sugar molecules. The majority of people who develop alpha-gal syndrome realize their illness after eating meat, which is rife with alpha-gal. The sugar is also present in some medications that use gelatins as stabilizers.
The CDC does not log cases of AGS, so most of the previous reports of the rise in suspected cases have been anecdotal. But the new study—which examined antibody testing results submitted to the laboratory responsible for nearly all testing in the U.S.—found that the number of people who tested positive for AGS spiked over a five-year period: from 13,371 in 2017 to 18,885 in 2021.
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