“This disease doesn’t have to be deadly if we just know about it,” McCullick said. “A lot of people could be saved just from the knowledge that needs to get out there.”

First time I heard about it.

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    6 months ago

    There’s no advantage. The saliva of the tick just happens to contain a sugar molecule that’s also in Red meat and it sets off quite a significant immune response resulting in the affected acquiring a new “allergy” (unwarranted immune response) to the meat. It should theoretically fade with time, but the immune system is a complex beast and works slightly differently in every human.