You’ve probably heard about ticks and Lyme disease, but have you heard of ticks and red meat allergy?
Ticks can transport many things in their saliva, including pathogens and other molecules.
Pathogens are microbes that can make you sick (ex. Lyme disease), and some molecules are making people allergic to red meat!
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