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An allergy can refer to several kinds of immune reactions including Type I hypersensitivity in which a person's body is hypersensitised and develops IgE type antibodies to typical proteins. When a person is hypersensitised, these substances are known as allergens. The word allergy derives from the Greek words allos meaning "other" and ergon meaning "work". Type I hypersensitivity is characterised by excessive activation of mast cells and basophils by immunoglobulin E resulting in a systemic inflammatory response that can result in symptoms as benign as a runny nose, to life-threatening anaphylactic shock and death.
Allergy is a very common disorder and more than 50 million Americans suffer from allergic diseases. Allergies are the 6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States, costing the health care system $18 billion annually (Allergy statistics).
History
The term and concept of "allergy" was coined by a Viennese pediatrician named Clemens von Pirquet in 1906 *. He observed that the symptoms of some of his patients might have been a response to outside allergens such as dust, pollen, or certain foods. For a long time all hypersensitivities were thought to stem from the improper action of inflammatory immunoglobulin class IgE, however it soon became clear that several different mechanisms utilizing different effector molecules were responsible for the myriad of disorders previously classified as "allergies". A new four-class (now five) classification scheme was designed by P. G. H. Gell and R. R. A. Coombs. Allergy has since been kept as the name for Type I Hypersensitivity, characterised by classical IgE mediation of effects. More on [ Allergy ]
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@kacystweets No, I think that between the exhaustion and my allergies, I probably snored like a motherfucker last night = raw throat today.
AppleSP (Apple) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:17:31 -0000
@kacystweets No, I think that between the exhaustion and my allergies, I probably snored like a motherfucker last night = raw throat today.
Eyes are almost swelled shut, my allergies are KILLING ME!!!
meaghankbrown (Meaghan Brown) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:38 -0000
Eyes are almost swelled shut, my allergies are KILLING ME!!!
I think it's just allergies though
beginningtosnow (Heather S) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:11:02 -0000
I think it's just allergies though
@richpalmer besides allergies, it makes people fat too. it's the worst.
radarm (radarm) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:09:10 -0000
@richpalmer besides allergies, it makes people fat too. it's the worst.
Drug Allergies-Penicillin Other 1st elec med id bracelet/wristband helps list allergies Rx med conds emt read file b4 Treat danmttsb@aol.com
mcginnisdan (Daniel McGinnis) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:08:38 -0000
Drug Allergies-Penicillin Other 1st elec med id bracelet/wristband helps list allergies Rx med conds emt read file b4 Treat danmttsb@aol.com
Just a not to @Peetscoffee and @Starbucks @jambajuice doesn't charge extra for soy in their new hot drinks. Sorry I have milk allergies!
bastylefilegirl (bastylefilegirl) Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:02:15 -0000
Just a not to @Peetscoffee and @Starbucks @jambajuice doesn't charge extra for soy in their new hot drinks. Sorry I have milk allergies!
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