What is Allergy



What Is an Allergy and Why Should You Care?
Executive Summary about what is allergy by: Aster Kitt Brittan
The dictionary makes "allergy" sound simple. Wiki dictionary defines allergy as "A condition of hypersensitivity to a substance (an allergen) considered harmless to most people. Peanuts and shellfish are two known sources that cause violent allergic reactions in some people. In the most simplified terms, the immune systems of people who are allergic overreact when exposed to certain substances that the immune systems of most people have already built up immunity against.
This system is designed to attack and destroy substances that the body comes in contact with that the immune system considers dangerous. The problem of allergies arises when the our bodies launches an attack against perfectly harmless substances, such as grass pollen, cat dander, peanuts, penicillin, or any one of millions of other harmless substances.
The term, "allergy" was first used in 1906 to describe an altered reaction in the body's defense system. Our immune systems have a perfect memory and have total recall. If the immune system over reacts to a substance once, it will always overreact.

What You Need To Know About Kids Allergies

Executive Summary about Kids Allergy by: Kevin Humphrey
Kids and Allergen
Food allergies in children are widely prevalent in the US. The food items that grown ups or kids react to are those ingredients they consume frequently. For kids that have had a serious food reaction, your child's doctor might recommend an emergency kit which contains epinephrine (called EpiPens), which will help stop the signs and symptoms of serious reactions. Even a very small quantity of the allergy-causing foods can induce warning signs like digestive complications, hives or inflamed breathing passages. Extreme allergy symptoms aren't anything to fool around with! Serious food allergies can be a real matter of life and death. For those who have a serious allergy, always have EpiPens and some form of kid's allergy alert bracelets or necklace with them at all times.