Things to be presented:
- Allergies are a hyperactivity of the immune system
- The word “Allergy was coined by Clemens von Pirquet
- It is basically when your immune system thinks something nonthreatening is a threat to your body and takes action.
- The immune system might take an inflammatory action and create hives, or it might make your eyes itchy when exposed to pollen to rid the eyes of the pollen.
- When the allergen binds immunoglobulin e (aka IgE), which is a type of an antibody, histamines are released, which causes inflammation.
- (Side note) immunoglobulin is just a fancy word for antibody
- Antihistamines and Steroids can be administered to control allergies
- Severe cases can be treated via adrenaline injections.
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