Alpha-gal sounds like the female version of alpha male
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In my head its more of a Superhero name.
It also gives her the classic backstory of getting her powers from radiation. Just alpha instead of the classic gamma.
Except alpha particles are helium nuclei, which don't even penetrate the skin. So she would've had to ingest an alpha emitter. You can't frame this as an accident.
Also that makes it a super shitty superpower.
I can give you throat cancer by sticking my hand up your throat
A particle accelerator accident could kill someone with alpha particles.
Perhaps even a cosmic ray accident with some specific circumstances.
I'm really scared of contracting this because a lot of delicious desserts I like contain carageenan
also:
AGS can induce life-threatening intolerance to medical products including medicines, vaccines, antivenoms, infant formula, sutures, contact lenses, tattoo inks, and glycerin-based soaps and surfactants. Alpha-gal is found widely among nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesics, and other common drugs.
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Oh damn, I had no idea it affected so much beyond just red meat! Some of these make sense because they can be animal-derived, but carageenan??
biochemistry so often does some paraphyletic fuckshit
biochemistry does not know about our human categorizations, nor does it care 😂
I saw a Facebook reel of some guy talking about how he wasn't scared of ticks or alpha gal. Several people in the comments agreed with him.
It's just astonishing to me the things men will turn over to toxic masculinity.
If you aren't afraid of diseases, you are a moron. Vaccines and antibiotics have made many forget how awful disease is.
Wow. I made another comment on this post about how I was afraid and curious due to diet stuff, but now just afraid for the future.
I am in constant disbelief allergies can occur at any time for seemingly no reason, I do believe I just can’t understand.
My friend got this. She ran a BBQ joint called Girls Gone Barbecue and was featured on a prominent allergist's IG. She moved from Seattle to Arkansas because Seattle is a bad BBQ market... Moving back put her in contact with the ticks.
Sad irony.
My uncle in Arkansas got it, too. Seems to be a real hot spot.
I know a few people who have alpha gal from field work, you do not want alpha gal, even if you don't eat meat already.
Our friends' dog got this. Imagine a dog allergic to meat...
Infect everybody in the manosphere and watch them deal with it.
Dunno, they already have protein obsessions from other sources to make up for it.
certain ticks species also can cause paralysis too.
I've got this, but a relatively mild case compared to most people. I contracted it in 2013 and only a full red-meat meal will trigger it or very large amounts of high-fat cheese. I rarely ate red meat and there was very little information about the syndrome when I got it, so it took me a couple years to figure out why I'd have an allergic reaction every few months. It's been so long now that a lot of dishes that are red meat just seem unappealingly fatty and heavy now. I no longer really miss it. Plus I can have cheese or even a single slice of bacon and it doesn't cross the threshold. Honestly it probably limits me to the recommended daily amounts of many high-fat ingredients.
Yay, AGS buddy! Sounds like you got it pretty good as far as Alpha-Gal goes. I got sick a couple of days ago because the pie I ate had gelatin in it. And I agree, you do get used to it. I even dislike the smell of bacon now.
its also found in medication and vaccines too, i assume you dont have any symptoms form those.
I had a mild case about five years ago and did self-guided gradual exposure therapy. (I do not react outside of bowel cramps.) That worked for me in about 2 months, but I think that approach would be high risk for anyone with severe reactions. I have it again as of three weeks ago.
Recently found one embedded on my ankle. I was both afraid and curious to see what a life without red meat would look like, probably a little healthier due to more conscious meal decision making.
I was a Boy Scout for a number of years and I don’t know how other than, I’m the luckiest person I have ever met, but I’ve never had an embedded tick lose its head in my skin after peeling the fucker off.
We used to douse them in white spirit or alcohol and twist them off against the clock. No idea if the latter made any difference.
I think the recommendation is just to try to cleanly pull them off. With specialized equipment preferably.
Drowning them can lead to them vomiting into your blood circuit which can increase the chance the chance of contracting diseases as far as I know.
I've heard to use a credit card to scrape them off, you're mostly just not supposed to squeeze the body. The pinchy tick remover tweezer style things you can get in the camping section at stores works great though.
That is bad, you don't want to douse them with anything, as it can cause them to regurgitate into your skin and spread disease they may carry. They take days of being connected to pass disease so if you catch them in time you can not catch anything.
You want to grab by the head and pull it off, slowly even, to make sure the head doesn't break off.
Beta-guys only eat meat.
The veggie bug is comin’ to get you~