RMSF ain’t no joke, but it pales in comparison to the alpha gal allergy caused by ticks. Imagine spending the rest of your life unable to eat any mammalian meat whatsoever. One burger and you get go into shock and take an epi pen and an ambulance ride (if you are lucky). Fish and chicken for the rest of your life. I had RMSF but my father had the alpha gal allergy. Bad stuff.