This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make you violently allergic to red meat. How can you best avoid tick bites?

Ticks are spreading in the US, and carrying diseases like Lyme and alpha-gal syndrome, which causes an allergy to red meat. And that can cost billions to the livestock industry.

This year, ER visits for tick bites have increased dramatically, corresponding with a new threat: a rise in Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS), where one bite from a lone star tick can make…