Allergic to Meat?!

Pay Attention! If you enjoy steak, lamb, burgers, or any other type of red meat, watch out for ticks!
So for the past few weeks or so, my mother would develop an itch a few hours after eating which would then escalate to abdominal cramps to hives. So, she thought that she must be allergic to a new type of lotion or shampoo or something like that, but that wasn't it. And so, after thinking about it, she realized that every time the reaction occurred was after she had eaten red meat.
Odd as it seems, researchers say that bites from the voracious lone star tick are making some people allergic to red meat—even if they've never had a problem eating it before. Even though my mom only had cramps and hives, other people have reported serious body pains and even heart attacks.
The worst thing about this, though, is that just a few weeks ago I was talking with this lady I know who was bit and now is allergic to red meat, and I thought " I hope no one in my family gets this." Really ironic, isn't it?