How to Use lone star tick in a Sentence

lone star tick

noun
  • The lone star tick is found in much of the eastern U.S., but is most common in the South.
    CBS News, 5 July 2018
  • And that, Clark guesses, is when a lone star tick nestled in his hair.
    Wendy Orent, Discover Magazine, 11 Dec. 2013
  • Since then, the lone star tick has spread farther into the Northeast and the Midwest.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • The lone star tick, the black-legged tick, the American dog tick and the Gulf Coast tick can attach to humans and pets.
    al, 13 June 2022
  • The red-meat allergy isn't the only ailment spread by the lone star tick.
    Thomas Leavy, CBS News, 25 June 2018
  • The condition is most strongly tied to bites from lone star ticks.
    Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Aug. 2023
  • The condition is known as alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) and can come from the bite of a lone star tick.
    Devika Rao, The Week, 7 Aug. 2023
  • The second most common tick is the lone star tick, also known as the seed tick, turkey tick or deer tick.
    Justin L. MacK, Indianapolis Star, 23 May 2018
  • The most common type of biting ticks in Illinois are the American dog tick or as the lone star tick.
    Elyssa Cherney, chicagotribune.com, 2 May 2018
  • And the bite from a lone star tick has been linked to the development of meat allergies in some people.
    NBC News, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The bite of the lone star tick — named for a white spot shaped like Texas on the arachnid’s back — could cause an allergic reaction to mammalian meat.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 4 Jan. 2018
  • Some researchers have attributed the syndrome to the lone star tick, which was more commonly found in the southern U.S.
    Stephanie Brown, Verywell Health, 8 May 2023
  • Not all lone star tick bites produce alpha-gal syndrome.
    Kevin Ambrose, Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022
  • Where the deer go, so do their parasites, and these include the lone star tick, the animal that spreads ehrlichiosis.
    Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 12 Oct. 2010
  • When ticks, usually the lone star tick, feed on those mammals, the alpha-gal gets into their saliva.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 27 July 2023
  • In the United States, the lone star tick, found predominantly in the Southeast, has been identified as the vector.
    New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • If you are bitten by a lone star tick, Leisch said that it should be reported to his lab, which is keeping track of lone star bites in Wisconsin.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
  • Another tick found in Connecticut that can transmit diseases is the lone star tick.
    Gregory B. Hladky, courant.com, 6 May 2018
  • Most cases were identified in southern and eastern states known to harbor the lone star tick, whose saliva is linked to the allergy.
    Alexander Tin, CBS News, 27 July 2023
  • Three species of ticks were used in the experiments: blacklegged ticks, the main spreaders of Lyme disease; lone star ticks and American dog ticks.
    Lisa Gutierrez, kansascity, 24 May 2018
  • The lone star tick, named for the pale spot on the back of females, is concerning because components of its saliva can trigger a red meat allergy in its host.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 June 2021
  • While saliva from the lone star tick seems to trigger the mammalian allergy, deer tick bites are suspected of also causing it.
    Jocelyn Solis-Moreira, Popular Science, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Since then, the lone star tick population has exploded.
    Michael Reschke, Indianapolis Star, 23 Dec. 2019
  • Available in 2-ounce and 4-ounce spray bottles, this repellent advertises up to four hours of protection from deer ticks and up to eight hours for lone star ticks and brown dog ticks.
    Steven Rowe, Health, 28 Aug. 2023
  • This spread has heightened talk about alpha-gal syndrome, which is an allergic reaction to red meat caused by lone star tick bites, according to the Mayo Clinic.
    Korin Miller, SELF, 20 May 2022
  • The syndrome is typically caused by a bite from the lone star tick, which transfers alpha-gal into the victim's body which in turn triggers an immune system response.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 27 July 2023
  • Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) is an allergic reaction that can arise after someone is bitten by a lone star tick.
    Sara Goudarzi, Scientific American, 23 May 2022
  • Park is currently collecting lone star ticks from around their range to find out how regions, climate or other factors may impact the rate of AGS transmission.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Park is currently examining what happens when lone star ticks feed.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Not every bite from a lone star tick necessarily causes the allergy.
    Helen Chappell, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2012

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