“The tick is thought to inject alpha-gal [galactose-α-1,3-galactose], that’s the sugar, into the bloodstream, and in people who are susceptible, they form an allergic reaction to alpha-gal,” Bobbi Pri

“The tick is thought to inject alpha-gal [galactose-α-1,3-galactose], that’s the sugar, into the bloodstream, and in people who are susceptible, they form an allergic reaction to alpha-gal,” Bobbi Pritt, MD, chair of the division of clinical microbiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, said. “Alpha-gal… is present on certain types of meat from mammals, and so when individuals develop these