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

Last Updated: 29 Jul 2024