Lone Star Ticks spreads an allergy to red
meat by which this allergy became risk to develop heart disease, according to
the study. This is often found to be in southeast regions. These ticks spread an allergy to a sugar
compound called alpha-galactose, which is referred to as an alpha-gal allergy. As
this compound is found in mammal meat, people often refer to this as a red meat
allergy.
About 26% of the group was perceptive to
alpha-gal. The patients who is suffering from this disease will be having an
average of about 30% more plaque built up around their hearts, which will
narrow arteries and lead to a heart attack or stroke. The plaque which are found
in the patients increase in the heart disease.
This means that a patient who is suffering
from alpha-gal is significantly more likely to develop heart disease, even if
they don't have allergic reactions after eating meat.
Large percent of human
population develops blood antibodies to this allergen which shows less symptoms
around 20 percent among the population. The Lone Star tick was found in red
meat, when it bites it sensitizes the allergen and produce allergy. The allergy
increases based on the area where the ticks were found in large numbers for
example Southeastern United States,
but also found in some other areas like Long Island, New York. These allergens
might even cause change in immunological responses which might result in the buildup
of plaque and blocks the artery.
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