The cannibal tick causes those bitten to crave human flesh.
The cannibal tick causes those bitten to crave human flesh.
Originally shared by Matt Uebel
\\Tick bite that induces an allergic reaction to red meat in primates. You can get around this it seams by eating other primates... just as god intended.
>The bite of this tick can cause a person to develop a meat allergy to nonprimate mammalian meat and meat products. This allergy is characterized by adult onset, and a delayed reaction of urticaria or anaphylaxis appearing 4–8 hours after consumption of the allergen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyomma_americanum
Originally shared by Matt Uebel
\\Tick bite that induces an allergic reaction to red meat in primates. You can get around this it seams by eating other primates... just as god intended.
>The bite of this tick can cause a person to develop a meat allergy to nonprimate mammalian meat and meat products. This allergy is characterized by adult onset, and a delayed reaction of urticaria or anaphylaxis appearing 4–8 hours after consumption of the allergen.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblyomma_americanum
I actually have this allergy, Alpha Gal allergy, developed it when I was 15.
ReplyDeleteI would be very sad if I developed it now.
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