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The bite of the lone star tick can cause an allergy to red meat, as well as to dairy and some medications BY TANYA LEWIS ILLUSTRATION BY SHIDEH GHANDEHARIZADEH Ticks are annoying creatures. These nasty, bloodsucking parasites glom on to you when you least expect it. And if they’re not removed in time, they can transmit a startling range of pretty horrible diseases. The bite of the lone star tick, found in the U.S. South, Midwest and mid-Atlantic, can trigger bizarre and sometimes dangerous allergies to red meat (such as beef, pork and venison), dairy, gelatin and some medications. …
摘自《科学美国人》(Scientific American)第35卷 第1期 冬季刊 · 2026年春季刊,Tanya Lewis。仅引用开头一小段供了解文章,版权归原刊所有,全文请阅读原刊。