New tick spread disease

[GunnyGene]

Called Alpha-Gal Syndrome (AGS). Tick bite that causes allergy to red meat products. Can result in serious problems.

https://www.foxnews.com/health/myst...ck-bite-affect-thousands-many-doctors-unaware

 

[miniman]

seems like the jab might be the issue.bill gates wants us to eat bugs?

 

[Hvymax]

This has been around for at least a few decades. I know a few people with it. What's Ironic is that Hunters are some of the most likely to get it. Almost like Nature Getting Revenge!!!

 

[RC44Mag]

My friend got it 2 years ago while deer hunting here on L.I. Lots of testing till they finally figured it out.

 

[B-O-B'03]

My best friend and he wife moved to Arkansas a few years ago, they both have it now.
No mammal products can be consumed; milk, butter, cheese, in addition to meat plus they use animal products in all kinds of things like makeup etc.
I would not be a happy man not being able to eat pig and cow.

-Brian

 

[DerekR]

I know people that have had it for many years. It sucks.

 

[Hvymax]

I suppose they could take up fishing.

 

[nvbirdman]

Can you still eat bacon???

 

[B-O-B'03]

Can you still eat bacon???

Nope, no mammal products, pigs, being mammals, precludes eating their flesh.

I would probably think about sucking on a 12 gauge, don't eat fish and chicken every meal would get old, quickly, might lose some weight tho.

-Brian

 

[BearBiologist]

This has been around for at least a few decades. I know a few people with it. What's Ironic is that Hunters are some of the most likely to get it. Almost like Nature Getting Revenge!!!

Speaking of "re venge":
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/enraged-elk-herds-tourist-own-144909066.html

 

[GunnyGene]

I have to admit that when I first started reading this article, it sounded like something that had to do with Alpha Gals - like Alpha Males. You know, the Queen Bee in a sewing circle or something. ;)

 

[Jack Ryan]

seems like the jab might be the issue.bill gates wants us to eat bugs?

No it is not. This has been around for years and years.

 

[blume357]

One of the most frightening diseases I can think of..... gives me the willies just discussing it.

 

[bedfordboy]

My twin brother got it over 20 years ago, one of the first to be diagnosed in Virginia thanks to the doctors at UVA that figured it out. He still gets tested every year to see if he is still sensitive, numbers are down but still gets hives from beef. He can eat pork and venison without reacting but sticks mostly to chicken, turkey, and seafood. Occasionally he’ll eat half a steak and take a Benadryl cause life without an occasional rib eye is hardly worth living.

 

[Hvymax]

Yeah I see people existing on miserable restricted diets and think to myself "Do they Really Want to Live that bad!!!"

 

[turd]

^^^Mostly they do, yes.

 

[coach]

Yet another reason to hate tics. Like their weren’t enough before.

 

[ronto]

I like chicken, turkey and sea food better than beef and pork anyway. My uncle worked in a beef processing plant and would come home with a lot of beef products. He ate beef exclusively and mainly steak. He died of stomach cancer which was probably aggregated by eating so much red meat.

 

[eveled]

My twin brother got it over 20 years ago, one of the first to be diagnosed in Virginia thanks to the doctors at UVA that figured it out. He still gets tested every year to see if he is still sensitive, numbers are down but still gets hives from beef. He can eat pork and venison without reacting but sticks mostly to chicken, turkey, and seafood. Occasionally he’ll eat half a steak and take a Benadryl cause life without an occasional rib eye is hardly worth living.

How is his health otherwise?

 

[daveag.]

seems like the jab might be the issue.bill gates wants us to eat bugs?

I remember chocolate covered ants in a can. A Green Hills grocery store stocked this and rattlesnake meat. Mother bought me neither. I figure I’ve unknowingly eaten worse.

 

[Jack Ryan]

Learn to use permethrin and avoid the whole issue.

 

[57springer]

Yet another reason to hate tics. Like their weren’t enough before.

Who knows , Fauci may have had something to do with it ...........................

 

[bedfordboy]

How is his health otherwise?

Pretty good overall. Other than taking BP and cholesterol meds we are pretty good. We will turn 65 next week, Life is good.

 

[ronto]

Learn to use permethrin and avoid the whole issue.

Also...
(1) Stay out of tall grass and brush.
(2) Don't wear short pants.
(3) Tuck your pant legs in your socks to avoid them crawling up your legs.
(4) Leave your outside cloths in the mud room and don't wear them in the house.
(5) Check your body for ticks as soon as you come in.
(6) Treat your dogs and other animals with a good tick poison. The "Soresto" collar works good on my dogs.
(7) Run your outside cloths in the cloths dryer for a while.
(8) To avoid infection never pull tick out with tweezers as the head will remain in you skin, Completely cover it with a few drops of liquid soap or oil and it
back out do to lack of oxygen.

 

[Hvymax]

Guinea Hens are one of the best solutions if you can keep the hawks and foxes from getting them. They will eat their weight in ticks.

 

[blume357]

I refuse to eat chicken for several reasons... two of them: they are nasty and on top of that 'they' throw it at you in restaurants and such for one simple reason, it is cheap. Life, especially mine, is too short to buy cheap guns, liquor or food. Also, there are all the chemicals in it from the chicken farms.

 

[wheelgun1958]

Learn to use permethrin and avoid the whole issue.

I've not had tick issues since using permethrin. I get the 10% at tractor supply and mix it 19 parts water to 1 part permethrin to get 0.5%.

 

[ronto]

Also...
(1) Stay out of tall grass and brush.
(2) Don't wear short pants.
(3) Tuck your pant legs in your socks to avoid them crawling up your legs.
(4) Leave your outside cloths in the mud room and don't wear them in the house.
(5) Check your body for

(9) Wear light colored clothing so you can see them. Ticks are programed to always crawl up.