GENERAL ANATOMY
IMMUNE SYSTEM
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Allergies are when you eat something harmful, and your immune system treats it too slow.
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Allergies are a type of problem where the immune system reacts to something harmless!
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Allergies are when you cannot go outside because of pollen.
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Allergies are when you eat something harmful, and your immune system treats it too fast.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Allergies occur when your immune system reacts to a foreign substance-such as pollen, bee venom or pet dander-or a food that doesn’t cause a reaction in most people. Your immune system produces substances known as antibodies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Allergies are the result of your immune system’s response to a substance. Immune responses can be mild, from coughing and a runny nose, to a life-threatening reaction know as anaphylaxis. A person becomes allergic when their body develops antigens against a substance.
Detailed explanation-3: -Allergy is an immune-related disease and results from a hypersensitive immune response to harmless substances in the environment.
Detailed explanation-4: -Allergy occurs when a person reacts to substances in the environment that are harmless to most people. These substances are known as allergens and are found in dust mites, pets, pollen, insects, ticks, moulds, foods and some medications. Atopy is the genetic tendency to develop allergic diseases.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which raises an interesting question – do allergies weaken our immune system, and are those who suffer from allergies thus at greater risk of getting sick? The short answer to that question is yes.