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OCD. Dermatophagia (from Ancient Greek δέρμα — lit.skin and φαγείαlit.eating) or dermatodaxia (from δήξις, lit.biting) [3] is a compulsion disorder of gnawing or biting one's own skin, most commonly at the fingers. This action can either be conscious or unconscious [4] and it is considered to be a type of pica.
Alpha-gal syndrome ( AGS ), also known as alpha-gal allergy or mammalian meat allergy ( MMA ), [1] is a type of acquired meat allergy characterized by a delayed onset of symptoms (3–8 hours) after ingesting mammalian meat. The condition results from past exposure to certain tick bites. It was first reported in 2002.
Specialty. Dermatology. Psychiatry. Excoriation disorder, more commonly known as dermatillomania, is a mental disorder on the obsessive–compulsive spectrum that is characterized by the repeated urge or impulse to pick at one's own skin, to the extent that either psychological or physical damage is caused. [4] [5]
After dealing with puzzling symptoms for 15 years, one woman was diagnosed with a meat allergy due to a lone star tick bite. Here's what to know. Woman with tick-induced meat allergy recalls life ...
Alpha-gal syndrome is a tick-borne illness that leads to allergic reactions from eating red meat, including meat of cows, deer, pigs or goats. Some people also develop allergies to dairy and other ...
Six people became infected with a parasite known as “brain worms” after eating undercooked black bear meat, or food cross-contaminated with the meat, at a family reunion in 2022 – the Center ...
The spoilage of meat occurs, if the meat is untreated, in a matter of hours or days and results in the meat becoming unappetizing, poisonous, or infectious. Spoilage is caused by the practically unavoidable infection and subsequent decomposition of meat by bacteria and fungi, which are borne by the animal itself, by the people handling the meat, and by their implements.
Certainly, a smaller waist and slimmer figure is an expected result of taking one of these medications, but what many people on Ozempic or Wegovy were not expecting was to be left with saggy ...