Learn more about Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), a serious, potentially life-threatening type of food allergy that is associated with the bite of the lone star tick (Ambylomma americanum). It should not be confused with diseases such as malaria (mosquito-borne parasitic disease) or babesiosis (tick-borne parasitic disease) that are known to be transmitted through blood transfusions. There is no known association between developing alpha-gal syndrome and blood transfusions.
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