The lone star tick, seen here in a vial, can transmit alpha-gal sugar and thus alpha-gal syndrome. (Staff photo by Ben McCanna/Portland Portland Press Herald via Getty Images) Portland Press Herald via Getty Images

Tick. Tick. Tick. It was only a matter of time before someone died from alpha-gal syndrome that started from a tick bite. After all, the U.S. has a ticking time bomb problem with ticks spreading further and further around the country. And getting alpha-gal syndrome from a tick bite can lead to red meat allergies with reactions ranging from the mild to the intense. Therefore, it shouldn’t be too surprising to see the first reported death—that of a 47-year-old airline pilot from New Jersey as described by a case report in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Pra

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