Unlike classic food allergies, which arise through direct sensitization to food proteins, alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) develops only after tick-induced sensitization and is triggered by a carbohydrate rather than a protein. It also produces delayed allergic reactions, with symptoms typically appearing several hours after eating mammalian meat or other alpha-gal–containing products.
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