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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tick
Ticks are very nasty, but Skeeters are real killers
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito
Ticks are very nasty, but Skeeters are real killers
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosquito
The meat allergy is definitely real guys. I should know because it damn near killed me.BangBang give em the rundown about lone star ticks...
I was randomly having episodes for a couple years where I would break out in itchy red hives every 6 months or so, but I was eating meat daily so I never thought that it was the culprit. Finally on Christmas night of 2013, after having lasagna at a family get together, I came home and ended up going into full on anaphylactic shock. My throat swelled up, I passed out and pissed all over myself laying in my hallway.
After a trip to the ER that night I decided it was time to go see an allergist and find out what the hell was going on before I died. Within 10 minutes of sitting down and telling him my symptoms he told me that he was 99% sure he knew what my allergy was. There is a blood test for it. He did the test and called me a couple days later.... Postive for a meat allergy caused by a reaction to a bite from the lone star tick!
A bite from the lone star tick causes your immune system to create an antibody to fight the bacteria in the saliva of the tick. Unfortunately this antibody also reacts to a carbohydrate that is found in mammal meat.
The easiest way to remember what I can or can't eat now is this: If an animal is hatched from an egg I can still eat it. Anything else is a no go.
The funny thing is that this allergy is still so rare that anytime I go to a doctor or hospital or anything and they ask me if I have any allergies and I tell them about this, they look at me like I'm crazy. Most of them have never heard of it!
Holy Crap, learn something new everyday. I'm going to start using even more DEET everyday!
My sister developed the allergy from ticks, can now only eat chicken, turkey, fish.
As stated very serious.
I hate the little blood suckers. The deer ticks are tiny
As stated very serious.
I hate the little blood suckers. The deer ticks are tiny
Got into a mellow jacket nest last Thursday, and ticks Saturday. Jackets 7, ticks 15.
Now if I could only get some poison ivy and a snake bite, my summer would be complete.
Now if I could only get some poison ivy and a snake bite, my summer would be complete.
I've been checking gals for ticks for several years now. I have a 100% successful detection rate. Send any sisters, ex-girlfriends, ex-wives etc. my way. First inspection is free! (But there is a weight limit)
For all you epipen carriers with EDC bags, here's my setup.....
It's actually an AR mag pouch, but a bottle of liquid Benadryl and my epipen fit in it perfectly. I got the epipen patch from eBay.
It's actually an AR mag pouch, but a bottle of liquid Benadryl and my epipen fit in it perfectly. I got the epipen patch from eBay.
