Warmer weather breaks across yonder skies and the outdoorsiest of Americans yearn for the woods and fields. Farmers, fisherfolk, and waders of streams all take spiders and bugs in stride, but growing concern is mounting by way of ticks and a rare type of mammalian meat allergy known as the alpha-gal allergy. But alpha-gal isn’t the only tick-borne disease to concern people and pets alike. Most people know that ticks and bugs, in general, can be dangerous, but the warnings are worth repeating season after season, particularly for those families with small children. It only takes one bite from one tick, perhaps buzzing about a wooded trail near you, to bring on illnesses that can be life-changing.
The clock ticks toward springtime
The swath of America where tick species thrive is so large it’s fair to remind everyone with pets and the potential for outdoors activities. Warmer, wetter weather throughout the country is the time of year to be particularly concerned, although people who work with animals indoors and inside barns would be best advised to be on the lookout every day…
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