This tick can give you a life-threatening allergy. It’s spreading across the U.S.

From Apple News In Conversation : Peak tick season is here - and the fastest-growing tick-borne illness in the country is alpha-gal syndrome, a condition that causes an often-severe allergy to red meat and other animal products. It's primarily spread by lone-star ticks, once confined to the Southeast but now found as far north as Maine and Michigan. The syndrome can trigger a range of reactions -…