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A healthy 47-year-old man died hours after eating a hamburger.

And this incident and how he ended up with a meat allergy is something now doctors are trying to raise awareness about.

Welcome to this episode of Amy and T.J. Robs. This is something you saw the headlines.

I was like, what the hell are you talking about? And it was worth a headline because this is something that has never, ever happened before.

Yes, this is the first known death tied to an allergic reaction to red meat caused by a tick bite.

This scared the heck out of me because a few years ago, I actually ended up with a tick-borne illness, never knew I was

bitten by a tick, never had any other symptoms other than a high fever and muscle aches, went to

the doctor, and it takes a lot to get me into the doctor's office these days, and was shocked.

So then to think, my God, this guy didn't realize he had been bitten by a tick.

I had no idea that a tick could cause a red meat allergy.

What was your tick-borne illness?

It was Rocky Mountain spotted fever.

I was actually covering a hurricane in North Carolina.

I was in floodwaters.

Obviously, somehow, some way, a tick got on me.

And within a week, I got back home.

I had a high fever.

I felt achy.

And to the point where I was, I didn't think I could go to work.

And I thought, you know know what I better just go ahead

given my crazy medical history and have a doctor take a look she took blood work from me

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