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Allergies

Allergies Ülle-Mai Kesamaa 10th grade 2015 Content 1. What are Allergies? 2. Types of allergies. 3. Food allergies 4. Seasonal allergies 5. Pet allergies 6. Other allergies 7. Sources What are allergies? Allergic diseases are a number of conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to something in the environment that usually causes little problem in most people. Types of allergies There are 4 different types of allergies: I. Food Allergies II. Seasonal Allergies III.Pet Allergies IV.Other <- the ones that don’t fit in any of the above. Food allergies ★ affect nearly everyone at some point ★ is an abnormal response to a food that is triggered by the immune system. ★ Food allergy and food intolerance is not the same thing! ★ The most common food allergies are - milk ...