<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The unexpected death of a 16-year-old boy could be the catalyst for change as a little-known and potentially lethal allergy becomes more and more prevalent in </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/australia" rel="" target="" title="Australia"><span>Australia</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jeremy Webb had trouble breathing after eating a dinner of beef sausages while camping with three friends on the </span><a href="http://9news.com.au/new-south-wales" rel="" target="" title="NSW"><span>NSW</span></a><span> Central Coast on June 10, 2024.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>His friends tried to revive him after he collapsed but the asthmatic teen was pronounced dead after midnight.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/brisbane-police-crime/e64de6e6-c8e7-4782-ae4e-8fb664dd4f11"><strong><span>Almost 100 crimes leads to bizarre discovery</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Experts at a coronial inquest into Jeremy's death agree he died of a combination of a severe allergic reaction or anaphylaxis and an acute asthmatic episode.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The role of his final meal in his death is being probed by the inquest after the teen was posthumously diagnosed with a red meat allergy that can be triggered by multiple tick bites.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jeremy's mother, Myfanwy Webb, told the inquest she and her husband had grappled with a lot of guilt and "what if" questions since the teen's sudden death but ultimately no one was to blame.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/jeremy-webb-inquest-spotlight-on-teens-legacy-after-camping-trip-death/2107945b-7f7f-4949-81a2-6536a47d65c0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Jeremy's passing was not a fault of any one individual but more of an intersection of many things that no one could have predicted," she said on Wednesday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Jeremy would be pleased that, in his passing, there will be a greater awareness in the medical and wider community of the issues relevant to his death, which will help save lives."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mammalian meat allergy can take up to five hours after eating red meat to manifest, with symptoms such as stomach discomfort, nausea, vomiting, hives, swelling or anaphylaxis.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/hannah-mcguire-killer-lachlan-young-mum-debbie-statement/2781e34e-90ac-4d1a-9fa1-76e504298d6e"><strong><span>Murdered woman's mum reveals what court barred her from saying</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/australia-wont-host-cop31/78427091-dc31-400d-a012-8f75a0690cda" rel="" target="" title=""><strong><span>Australia loses out in bid to host crucial $1 billion conference</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There has been a 40 per cent increase in diagnoses in Australia annually since 2020, the inquest was previously told, with the Sydney basin becoming a global hotspot.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>An allergy expert told the inquest Jeremy likely had the disease from childhood, based on his asthma, multiple tick bites, and record of allergy symptoms after eating red meat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But the disease – which wasn't diagnosed in his lifetime – didn't slow him down, his mum told the inquest in a touching tribute.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He had a great sense of fun and adventure and enjoyed life to the brim," she said while wiping away tears.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"He never wasted a moment living."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A six-minute slide show set to emotional music captured highlights of Jeremy skateboarding, biking, surfing, and mastering karate with family and friends.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Webb said she felt privileged to have enjoyed almost 17 years with her extraordinary, compassionate son.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I miss him dearly and think about him every day," she told the coroner.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I may never be able to hold him again but he was and will always be an integral part of my life."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The inquest is assessing the adequacy of Jeremy's medical treatment, the role anaphylaxis played in his death, and whether it could have been prevented by a more thorough investigation into his conditions.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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