ER Visits Surge and Experts Urge Caution amid Record Tick Season

The current tick season is reported to be the worst in decades, with emergency room visits for bites and cases of Lyme disease increasing. According to the CDC, 71 out of every 100,000 emergency room visits were for tick bites, which is a 25% increase over last year. This figure excludes visits to urgent care facilities and doctors' offices. Each year, about 500,000 Americans contract Lyme disease from tick bites, and a majority of people fully recover from the bacterial infection following […]

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Article on some of the important tick species in the United States, with a reminder that they sometimes harbor more than one disease. So even if you test positive for Lyme you might also have an undiagnosed, second illness. [gift link] #ticks #disease #nature #lyme #alphagal #health #ixodidae https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/well/live/tick-bites-diseases-symptoms.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gVA.4XTu.Gu4hPsw1SpEv&smid=url-share
Tick Season: What to Know About Bites and Symptoms

Ticks are expanding into new places, and more are carrying multiple diseases.

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A little monster with a raging metabolism, twelve times faster than the blink of an eye. #wildlife

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Why was it so hard to figure out the cause of death was anaphylactic shock?

https://www.youtube.com/post/UgkxCTbilYTQnuuyEtHEF07YgWW4vRnmYjXI

#Allergies #Anaphylaxis #AlphaGal

“Researchers have linked the death of a 47-year-old man in New Jersey to alpha-gal syndrome, which usually starts with a bite from a lone star tick. The man died four hours after eating a hamburger. NBC News’ Anne Thompson.” #ISOGG #epigenetics #AlphaGal #tick #allergy #AlphaGalSyndrome #meatallergy #lonestartick #geneadons

https://youtu.be/Tp96QZfzNlU?si=XZo3sUhpU8hrGtZh

First reported death from meat allergy caused by tick bite

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Living with Alpha-Gal isn’t just about avoiding red meat. Hidden triggers like dairy, soaps, and even shampoos can cause reactions your doctor may not warn you about.
Read more 👉 https://www.jenniferwhitetmphoto.com/living-with-alpha-gal-hidden-triggers-your-doctor-might-not-warn-you-about

#AlphaGal #FoodAllergy #HiddenTriggers #blog

I'll never forget the moment I got an Alpha-Gal diagnosis and my life changed. My latest blog explains the 10 horrible months it took before being diagnosed to the things that changed in not just my life but my families too.
https://www.jenniferwhitetmphoto.com/one-bite-changed-a-photographers-life
#blog #alphagal
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That teeny brown dot next to the coin - that’s a tick!
The larval beasties are everywhere here (#RhodeIsland) right now. lucky they don’t carry virus (#AlphaGal) at this stage
Smaller than poppyseed