Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them

    • @[email protected]
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      96 days ago

      We’ll convert the bloodmouths, one way or another! The next plan is mosquitoes that make you allergic to cheese.

    • NιƙƙιDιɱҽʂ
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      The condition, known as alpha-gal syndrome, has proliferated from just a few dozen known cases in 2009 to as many as 450,000 now.
      Alpha-gal (galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose) is a sugar molecule found in the cells of all mammals except humans and some primates

      Well, at least we can still eat each other, it seems. The rich be lookin’ mighty tasty as of late…