Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for May 18, 2017

I’ve got Duran-Duran syndrome, where I consistently post incorrect lyrics for Hungry Like The Wolf.

Nice to see you having FEATURED COMMENT, Brass Orchid. Not much of a feat when you’re the only one with a comment first out the gate.

Pork–cat syndrome was first described by Drouet et al, in 1994. It is a rare pathology, seen in patients sensitized to cat epithelium, which present symptoms suggestive of IgE-mediated hypersensitivity upon ingestion of pork meat.

It is called “Pork-Cat Syndrome” because “almost all people with the condition are cat owners, and many have multiple cats. Some develop an allergic response to cat serum albumin (protein made by a cat’s liver) that cross-reacts with albumin in pork when someone consumes it, and can lead to severe or even fatal allergic reactions when pork is consumed.”

Alpha-gal is short for Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose. This molecule is a carbohydrate molecule found in mammalian meats, most commonly cow, lamb, and pork. The underlying cause of contacting alpha-gal has been linked to being bitten by a tick, most typically the lone star tick (Texas tick).

“The ticks will feed on deer and then when they bite humans, the humans are exposed to the Galactose-alpha-1,3-galactose found in the deer blood still in the tick. A susceptible human’s immune system then develops molecules called IgE that are specific to the alpha-gal allergen. Once this occurs, they are prone to have allergic reactions. No one knows why some people who are bitten are susceptible to developing IgE antibodies and why others are not.”

The reaction is a delayed anaphylaxis (a severe allergic reaction) three to six hours after exposure, which at one point made diagnosis difficult. Hives, swelling of the lips, eyes, tongue, throat, respiratory issues, vomiting, diarrhea, increased heart rate and low blood pressure are common reactions to alpha-gal.

Alpha-gal does not have a cure that can lead patients to eating a normal red meat diet again, but the symptoms can be controlled by diet.

Treatment includes strict avoidance of cow, pork, and lamb, and some patients may also need to avoid mammalian organs such as kidney or liver, gelatins, and possibly even dairy milk.

Crazy-Cat-Man Dan looks like a petty crook— low on the gangster totem pole. I bet the other mob members laugh when he says he can’t eat cheeseburgers, lasagna, etc.

How weird about the talk of meat in today’s COWTOWN. I wonder if any other comics TODAY are meat-related.

http://www.gocomics.com/cowtown/2017/05/18

Honesty is everything..

Puss-in-boots syndrome is nice… especially if a whip is involved.

Heading down to the Peking Moon right now.

If Bud Collyer was alive this would kill him.

Good bye, Pork Pie Cat. (Couldn’t resist.)

Arlene Francis had the correct answer for $50.

We turn over the cards and start again with Bennett Cerf.

Dan has a hat.

I won the auction for the four wheelchairs yesterday.

$61.60 after fees!

I’mgoing to Portland tomorrow to pick them up.

Dan may not have Pork-Cat Syndrome, but he is wearing a Pork-Pie Hat ! ( And he slept at a Holiday Inn Express, last night )

Wonderin’ which half-cat Dan’s got? Left, right…front, back…top, bottom?

Why do serious diseases often sound like a punchline? Is it to make them easier to remember? Alpha-gal reminds me of buffalo-gal syndrome (a syndrome waiting to be assigned a disease.)

And now Tom Poston is blaming Kitty Carlisle’s pork pie.

At least it’s not IBSD. The loss of B vitamins can render one slightly scatter-brained for lack of neural transmitters to enable timely memory access.

Have you ever noticed that despite so-called HAMburgers being the major food item in fast food, that the McRib is the only actual pork based product offered?

As a proud eater of cow, pig (pork is not the congruent word), and (much less often) lamb, I cannot be party to this fraudulent quiz, in truth just an exposition by our Introductory Science and Health teacher, Sr. Teresa, concerning these bizarre diseases and the even more bizarre gallery of victims—so bizarre, it’s lame!

“Featured Comment” appears to have died a lonely death.

Long live Froglandia!

Click HERE to learn the TRUTH about the Kitty Carlisle Group!!!

@BRASS ORCHID. What a dirty trick. Links don’t work.