TICK Act: Alpha-gal awareness bill gains unanimous support, heads to Pritzker’s desk

Rep. Dan Swanson (R-Alpha) said he filed the legislation because his mother suffers from the disease.

“She’s lived with this now for several years but has never sought treatment because she knows how to control it,” Swanson said. “She can’t go into McDonald’s or a restaurant where they actually fry burgers on an open grill because that aroma will cause the shock that she goes through.”

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