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bilby commented on the word pork-cat syndrome
Do I want to know?
October 4, 2021
vendingmachine commented on the word pork-cat syndrome
Pork–cat syndrome is an allergy to pork, usually after adolescence, that is caused by exposure to cats. Although first described in 1994, it was first documented in the U.S. by Scott Commins and Thomas Platts-Mills during their research on alpha-gal allergy.
It is called "pork–cat syndrome" because "almost all people with the condition are cat owners, and many have multiple cats. Some develop an allergic response to cat serum albumin (protein made by a cat’s liver) that cross-reacts with albumin in pork when someone consumes it, and can lead to severe or even fatal allergic reactions when pork is consumed."
I knew someone who suffered from alpha-gal syndrome. It is a tick-borne disease.
October 4, 2021
bilby commented on the word pork-cat syndrome
So it's not the poor cats who get pork-cats? Good to know.
October 4, 2021