Two papers from the Emerging Infectious Diseases journal revealed two tick species are newly associated with causing Alpha-Gal Syndrome.

“The True Beauty of Being Bitten by a Tick” makes a lasting impression — even if it is blotchy, faded, and several rings shy of hitting that classic tick-bite bullseye mark.

Alayna says she continued with her life as normal following the bite and brief ... but didn't think they had anything to do with the tick bite a year earlier. It wasn't until a riding accident ...