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Alpha-gal Syndrome

The Epidemic You’ve Never Heard of

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FAST FACTS

about alpha-gal syndrome

# 1 trigger of anaphylaxis with a definitive cause, in a Tennessee study

#1 cause of new adult onset allergy and anaphylaxis in the South and largely in the eastern U.S.

More than 20% of the over 25 million people in VA, NC, and TN alone test positive for alpha-gal IgE.

Over 60% of people with AGS have anaphylactic reactions

What’s New?!

Click here to read Diagnosis and Management of Patients with the α-gal Syndrome by Thomas Platts-Mills, MD, PhD, et al!

Click here to read how alpha-gal syndrome can present as arthritis!

Click here to watch a FARE webinar on alpha-gal syndrome!

Have you been bitten by a tick?

Do you get sick in the middle of the night after eating red meat?

Do you have unexplained anaphylaxis, hives, abdominal pain, reflux, or arthritis?

You may have alpha-gal syndrome.

What is AGS?

Symptoms

Diagnosis and Testing

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What Do My Test Results Mean?

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Treatment and Prevention

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Alpha-gal Tolerance Levels

What Does AGS Make You Allergic To?

Checklist for the Newly Diagnosed

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Avoiding Additional Tick Bites

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Make an Appointment with an Expert

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Find a Support Group

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Patient Recommended Physicians

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Where is alpha-gal syndrome?

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Research

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