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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months ago

‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis

www.theguardian.com

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‘Explosive increase’ of ticks that cause meat allergy in US due to climate crisis

www.theguardian.com

☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmy.mlM to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months ago
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Unusually aggressive lone star ticks, common in the south-east, are spreading to areas previously too cold for them
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  • Bob Robertson IX @discuss.tchncs.de
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    It isn’t an allergy to all meat though… the meat from primates are safe for people with Alpha-gal Syndrome. Time to invest in monkey farms.

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      Lol you know that the freaks will probably just start eating people.

  • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    Is that so? 💅

  • Thebigguy@lemmy.ml
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    Meh more ticks here as well, the mosquitoes that transmit dengue fever are also here now. I love climate change 😀

  • wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    So who is going to breed these and seed them on cattle ranches?

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      They already do that by themselves. Long grass and cattle are perfect tick breeding ground

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    Nature ummm… finds a way.

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    • comfy@lemmy.ml
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      I don’t see the point in trivializing a serious, potentially life-threatening allergy just because another tick-borne disease (also prevalent in the same country) is worse. Plenty of excellent reasons to complain about the US and its citizens, but this post is pointless and petty.

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    Maybe a meat cessation drug can be derived from them. A meat Zyban.

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