This tick may play a part in gumming up your arteries

The bite of a lone star tick is also blamed for triggering red meat allergies

lone star tick

PLEASED TO BITE YOU The lone star tick, found in the southeastern United States and spreading north and west, is known as an aggressive tick. A bite might make a person allergic to red meat.

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It sounds bonkers that a tick bite might make meat eaters allergic to their steaks and ribs, but it’s true.