Some types of allergy to cats can result in an allergy to pork due to cross-reaction.
Learn what is behind pork-cat syndrome and who is at risk.
Cooking reduces the allergenic nature of some foods by breaking down the proteins responsible for allergic reactions.
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Allergic reactions to both pork meat and wild boar meat have been reported.
Because of this similarity, allergic antibodies towards cat albumin cross-react with pork albumin.
Treatment
The treatment of pork-cat syndrome is the strict avoidance of any pork product.
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