Up to ten million Americans may be suffering from Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS), which triggers an allergy to red meat, estimates suggest — but many cases are go undiagnosed because of the long time it takes the allergy to present symptoms.The condition is normally sparked by bites from the lone star tick — identified by the white spot on its back — that lives in wooded areas across the western U.S. Bites from other ticks like the black-legged tick have not been ruled out as causes either.The AGS awareness campaign says that up to three percent of Americans — or about ten million people — in some areas may be sufferers, but that the vast majority are un-diagnosed.
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