Allergies+Notes+by+WL&DC

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Why and how do you get allergies? || 2. "Allergies." __Allergy 101__. 2005. Allergy Action Plan. 14 Mar 2009 < [] >. || 
 * **Citation ** || 1. Royston, Angela. __Why do my Eyes Itch__. Chicago, Illinois: Heinemann Library, 2003.
 * **Subject ** || # **Allergy **//: // when the body reacts to something as though it were a germ, although the same thing is harmless to most people.
 * 1) **Allergen: ** a substances that induces allergies. For example, some people sneeze when they sense pollen (an allergen). ||
 * **Notes ** || # <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Many scientists claim that allergies are passed on to another by inheriting a tendency of allergies.
 * 1) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Also, when your body is weakened, like after you are sick, it may lead to the development of allergies.
 * 2) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">You can be sensitive to allergies when you encounter several allergens that your body tells you to stay away from.
 * 3) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">You can also be sensitive to allergies when you are around common and dirty allergens.
 * 4) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Sometimes, even though you have inherited a tendency of allergies from your parents, it may take very long or very short time to get allergies.
 * 5) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Your allergies can affect you at anytime, anywhere. ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Ideas **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">In my opinion, allergies are very common among people. Because every people’s body is very different, so as their sensitivity to objects. Also after I researched, I realized that there are many ways you get allergies, why you get them, and how you get them. I don’t think allergies are a serious issue in terms of health, because your body just reacts differently when encountering numerous objects, however, the severity of allergic reactions can matter. For example, for some people, when they sense pollen through their body parts, their body’s defense system (immune system) can overreact by sneezing and other sudden reactions. ||
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 * <span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">QUESTION: **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What is the cause of allergic reactions? ||
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 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || # <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Landan, Elaine. __Allergies__. Ontario: Twenty-First Century Books, 1994. ||
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|| <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Allergies, cause || <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> <span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> **<span style="font-size: 14pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">QUESTION: **<span style="font-size: 24pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">What is the treatment of allergies?
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 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Notes **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || # <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Allergies occur when their body mistakenly act to protect them from what it believes is a hazardous condition.
 * 1) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">The immune system normally protects the body against harmful invaders, but in allergic people, it reacts to innocuous [harmless] substances such as dust and pollen
 * 2) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Allergic people have large amounts of immunoglobulin that attaches itself to the throat, nose and lungs. Immunoglobulin then stimulates the cells to manufacture biochemicals such as Histamine. These biochemicals are what causes the sneezing, itchy, watery eyes, and other symptoms of an allergic reaction
 * 3) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Many people are also allergic to animals, including animal dander and dried animal saliva.
 * 4) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">There are a large number of allergens in the environment. Among those, most often discussed is the pollen from plants that causes hay fever. It is a condition resulting from the tons of microscopic pollen released during the warmer months. It enters people’s noses and throats, triggering seasonal allergies. ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Ideas **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Allergies affect over 60 million Americans, so it is a very important problem, and I feel that more people should know about this widespread disease. We could present this information with an image of the allergens entering the body. In my opinion, allergies are dangerous, because the symptoms are very similar to the common cold, therefore more people need to know about the difference. ||
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|| · The best treatment of allergies is avoidance, avoiding the allergen entirely. · The only cure for food allergies is to avoid the allergens · Certain allergies can be treated through medication and shots · Pills and nasal sprays are commonly used to treat allergies, but they can only cure the symptoms (stuffy nose, headache, etc.), and cannot cure allergies. · Severely allergic people may need to carry shots of epinephrine, a fast-acting medicine that can help offset an anaphylactic reaction. This can only be prescribed when doctors feel you need it. · Allergy shots, or allergen immunotherapy, is when the body, by receiving small amounts of the allergen, gradually develops antibodies and undergoes other immune system changes. Only works for airborne and insect allergens. || Anonymous, Anonymous. "Allergy". TeensHealth from Nemours. 2004 May 7th <http://kidshealth.org/teen/asthma_basics/related/allergies.html >. || Anonymous, Anonymous. "Food Allergies". CDC. 2007 April 3rd <http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/foodallergies/>. Anonymous, Anonymous. "Avoiding Allergy Problems In The Landscape". NASD. 2006 June 6th <http://www.cdc.gov/nasd/docs/d001201-d001300/d001271/d001271.html>. || For airborne allergens such as pollen, you should stay away from flowers that produce a lot of fine, powdery pollen. Clear your house of dust, and keep humidity levels low. If you are allergic to dust mites, commonly washing your pillow and mattress etc. can help prevent allergic reactions Allergic immunology, which is getting shots with small amounts of an allergen, can help ease allergic reactions of environmental and insect allergies. || || Food Allergy- 12 million Americans suffer from food allergies, with 6.9 million allergic to seafood, and 3.3 million to peanuts. 8 foods account for 90% of food allergies: milk, eggs, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, fish, and shellfish. 1/17 children under 3 suffer from food allergy Insect Sting Allergy- 40 deaths a year in the US are because of insect stings. Anaphylaxis from insect stings occur in 0.5-5% of Americans. Latex Allergy- Approximately 6% of Americans suffer from allergic reactions to the latex used in certain rubber products, especially individuals who work with latex gloves on. Allergic Rhinitis- aka hay fever, affects 20% of adults and 40% of all children. 16.7 million physician office visits a year are due to seasonal rhinitis. ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Citation **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || # <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">Nemours, "Allergies." __Allergies from Nemours__. Teenshealth. 31 Mar 2009 < [] >. ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Subject **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">How to treat allergies ||
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Notes **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">· Allergists, doctors specializing in allergies, confirms what allergies you have through tests that may include blood test or skin tests.
 * **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif';">Ideas **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';"> || <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif';">There is still no known cure to allergies, because allergies are caused by the body’s mistake, not from a virus or bacteria. I think that developing a cure for allergies could help prevent millions of people’s discomfort. We could present this through images or a video. ||
 * ** Research Question: ** || What are the effects and symptoms of allergies? ||
 * ** Subject ** || Symptoms/ Effects of allergies ||
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 * ** Notes ** || Allergic reactions can be mild or severe. Some symptoms include runny noses, hives, itchy eyes, and sneezing. Histamine, a chemical that the body releases during an allergic reaction, acts on the eyes, nose, throat, lungs, skin, and digestive system. Often, asthma attacks are caused by people allergic to the things they breathed in. Certain allergic reactions cause multiple symptoms to occur, and when they are severe. Anaphlylaxis is when you have difficulty breathing, difficulty swallowing, swelling of the lips, tongue, and throat, or other parts of the body, and dizziness or loss of consciousness. ||
 * ** Ideas ** || We could have images of people having severe or mild reactions to allergens. I feel that allergies are very dangerous, because symptoms start occurring just minutes after eating the allergen, and can even cause death if not treated properly or in time. ||
 * ** Research Question: ** || What is the prevention of allergies? ||
 * ** Subject ** || Prevention of allergies ||
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 * ** Notes ** || Prevention efforts are mainly centered around infants that have one or both parents who are allergic. These children are more likely to get allergies, and therefore should avoid eating potentially allergenic foods as much as possible. Also, infants should be breast fed at least 4-6 months, and afterwards given soymilk instead.
 * ** Ideas ** || Currently, you can only prevent reactions, not actually developing allergies. That is already inside your genes. However, as a baby, you should avoid contact with potential allergens, but for others, it is already too late. I think that is really sad, because allergies can affect you your whole life, and there isn’t a way to cure or prevent from developing them. ||
 * ** Research Question: ** || What are some of the things people are allergic to? ||
 * ** Subject ** || Common Allergens ||
 * ** Source ** || Anonymous, Anonymous. "Allergy Statistics". AAAI. 2006 March 17th <http://nmtnc.files.wordpress.com/2008/04/allergy-statistics.pdf>.
 * ** Notes ** || Drug allergy- drug allergy reactions account for 5-10% of all adverse drug reactions, and are accountable for 5% of all hospital admissions and 20% of all hospitalized patients. Common drug allergy is penicillin
 * ** Ideas ** || We could show a list of allergens, and how common they occur. Also give some information about each one of them. ||