your health care and be aggressive in getting the help you need. Then there is also the rise in the Alpha-gal allergy. This is the meat allergy that is a real concern for people. Thankfully, this allergy is not usually permanent but in rare cases it can be very dangerous and cause anaphylactic reactions. Thankfully there are also major studies being done with this tick disease, as well (caused by the Lone Star Tick and prevalent in our area, the Triad) right here in Greensboro. Thanks to Nancy Knight with UNC-G for getting us in touch with Chris Kepley, PHD and Professor of Nanoscience at UNCG. Chris and colleague Scott Commings, M.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill (Scott actually discovered the meat allergy about 10 years ago) are researching (and have written for a federal funding grant) for their in depth study of the meat al- lergy tick disease. Chris has studied allergy antibodies his entire career and is keenly interested in finding better and earlier test- ing for this tick borne disease. Chris and Scott are specifically testing the mechanisms that are causing the allergic response. Their findings have and will be published in the Peer Review and Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. He says from there the new information will trickle down and be disseminated to the general physicians, which is great news for the public. Chris says allergies in the Piedmont Triad in general are increasing. This 2 year research grant and important study will also be none too soon!
Another serious tick borne disease is Powhassen spread by
the deer tick. It is not prevalent here but it is worth mentioning because it is so serious. Our former Senator Kay Hagen is cur- rently recovering from a serious infection that caused swelling of her brain. This tick disease is harder to fight and is very life threatening. So far, it is mostly in the Northeastern U.S., but as all of them, they are migrating. As of this printing, we were un- able to 100% say with certainty where she was bitten but we believe it was in VA. The major symptoms of Powhassen are: fever, headache, vomiting, trouble walking, confusion, seizures. It can cause encephalitis and meningitis. The more bad news about Powassen is it is transmitted pretty much as soon as the tick bites you whereas Lyme can take about 24 hours before it is transmitted which gives you time to find it and remove it. The good news about this awful tick disease is that is very rare. Ac- cording to an article by
WRAL.COM, May 11, 2017, here are is the comparison of your likelihood of death by Powassan (1 in 53 million) and these: • struck by lightening 1 in 2 million odds • car accident 1 in 5,000 • drowning while taking a bath 1 in 840,000 • snake bite 1 in 100,000
So, what does that mean for us nature/outdoor lovers? It means we need to be aware and take preventative measures but it also means we need to keep tick disease in perspective. If we had the same fear of driving (the odds of death driving our cars is only 1 in 5,000!), we would never drive again! The research and treatment becoming available is also really valuable news to help with the fear we may be experiencing towards ticks.
JoAndra (Jo) Proia is the Outdoor Writer for Natural Triad. She is an ACA Certified Kayak Instructor and Outdoor Guide with GET:OUTDOORS WOMEN ON THE WATER. She can be reached at
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