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Written by Jenny Yoo
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Wednesday, 06 May 2009 01:53 |
Allergy has affected a large proportion of the population on this planet. It is a disorder of the immune system that causes reaction when a person is exposing to a certain environmental substances. Allergy can attack a person quickly or slowly but normally it does it in a predictable way. People who have allergies are usually sensitive to one or more of the following substances: - Dust mites
- Mold spores
- Food
- Pet danger
- Pollen
- Food
- Medicines
- Insect Stings
So how do you get allergies? Well researcher has found that allergy can be genetically inherited from parents or it can just be affected by the natural environment that surrounding them. In most cases a person who gets allergy can get something from just a sneezing, runny nose, itching, rashes, swelling to something more serious like asthma and anaphylaxis which is life threatening. Allergy Fact - Just in North America alone it is approximately 50 million North Americans are affected by allergic conditions.
- The social cost of allergies amount to $10 billion dollars yearly
- 35 million Americans suffer from allergic rhinitis (nasal allergies), 6 million of whom are children.
- 15 millions American affected by asthma and 5 millions of whom are children.
The number of people get asthma has increase over the year.
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