When asked if he had been bitten by ticks, his wife said he had in the past and that, earlier in the summer, he has at least 12 or 13 “chigger” bites around his ankles. Researchers said that in the eastern U.S., what are sometimes referred to as “chiggers” are often larvae of lone star ticks
TIL. What an unpleasant and unexpected way to go. Even if they’d considered alpha gal, he could have rightfully said “well it’s not like anyone has ever died from it” and opted to wait to see if symptoms continued. I’ve had a bad stomachache after a meal before, and I wouldn’t immediately jump to this as a possibility, especially if I didn’t know I’d been bitten by a lone star.
Tragic, RIP to bro
i hope it was A5 wagyu ribeye, medium rare and nicely seared
Anyone else feel like this is nature fighting back against the horrible farming practices and shit eating habits? I love me a good steak, and definitely eat too much red meat, so, if I wind up with one of these tick bites, I guess I’ll have to chalk it up to karma.
I applaud the stubbornness, I hope this was a long term thing and not an “oh I just found out I’m allergic and now I’m dead” the latter would be tragic, the former commendable (no not that, still tragic I suppose) in an incredibly stupid way.
Sounds like he probably thought he got food poisoning or a stomach flu when the symptoms first appeared. The two weeks later, when we had red meat again, it killed him.
Lots of people don’t consult a doctor if they have a random episode of vomiting or diarrhea.
After a week of stomachaches, I took my wife to the hospital. They ran some tests and told her it was likely norovirus. Charged us over $4000.
Holy fucking shit. Was the news delivered by the lord almighty with a massage and a perfectly cooked steak? Because that’s the kind of service I’d want for four fucking grand with that level of shitty diagnosis.
That’s shockin’.
With how hospitals in the US can be, a lot of emergency rooms are too small and if they run out of beds, you just get to sit in the hall. It’d be nice if they gave you a discount for that.
I feel that pain. Like I’ve been in a corridor in the emergency department but at least mine was capped at €100.
I honestly would have been looking for the discount otherwise.
Lot of us can’t afford to go see a doctor over little diarrhea.
Doctors and tests are expensive.
Also food poisoning is just common enough that it’s the assumed problem.
You could… Read the article?
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You could try reading the article
