Allergies: Harmful Immune Responses
Introduction
Allergies are damaging immune responses by the body to a substance to which it has become hypersensitive. One in five people in the United States have allergies (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2014). I have been suffering from severe allergies since I was a small child. I experience usually mild symptoms year round because I am allergic to many things like dust mites, cockroaches, fur, dander, feather, etc. However, I often get really bad flare ups during the spring due to the emergence of pollen. My seasonal allergies hit me the worst this year on March 29, 2016 when pollen levels rose from a 5.1 to a 10.9 on a 0-12 scale (Pollen.com 2016). I was barely able to go to class and do work and spent most of the day …show more content…
wrote an article named “Prevalence of Allergies among University Study: A Study from Ajman, United Arab Emirates” that was published in the International Scholarly Research Notices in 2014. The researchers stated that suffering from allergies during college can interfere with daily life, cause poor attendance and sleep disturbances, and decrease academic performance. In the United Arab Emirates, the allergic rhinitis prevalence rate is 7.3%, with allergies being caused by pollen, mold, and dust mites. The researchers administered a questionnaire about allergies (allergic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, eczema) to 225 students (85 males and 170 females) at a university over 6 months. Most of the students were under 20 years old. Most of the students reported that they suffered from multiple types of allergies, with the most common type being allergic conjunctivitis. There was a preponderance of females suffers for all types of allergies. The students reported that their allergies most commonly occurred during the spring (March-May) with dust and pollen being the most common triggers. It was found that the correlation between allergic conjunctivitis and allergic dermatitis and their interference with student’s daily activities was statistically significant. The researchers concluded that education and awareness about allergies, the risks that come with them, and their treatments can help decrease the prevalence of their negative effects (John et al.
Allergies are damaging immune responses by the body to a substance to which it has become hypersensitive. One in five people in the United States have allergies (American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology 2014). I have been suffering from severe allergies since I was a small child. I experience usually mild symptoms year round because I am allergic to many things like dust mites, cockroaches, fur, dander, feather, etc. However, I often get really bad flare ups during the spring due to the emergence of pollen. My seasonal allergies hit me the worst this year on March 29, 2016 when pollen levels rose from a 5.1 to a 10.9 on a 0-12 scale (Pollen.com 2016). I was barely able to go to class and do work and spent most of the day …show more content…
wrote an article named “Prevalence of Allergies among University Study: A Study from Ajman, United Arab Emirates” that was published in the International Scholarly Research Notices in 2014. The researchers stated that suffering from allergies during college can interfere with daily life, cause poor attendance and sleep disturbances, and decrease academic performance. In the United Arab Emirates, the allergic rhinitis prevalence rate is 7.3%, with allergies being caused by pollen, mold, and dust mites. The researchers administered a questionnaire about allergies (allergic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, allergic conjunctivitis, eczema) to 225 students (85 males and 170 females) at a university over 6 months. Most of the students were under 20 years old. Most of the students reported that they suffered from multiple types of allergies, with the most common type being allergic conjunctivitis. There was a preponderance of females suffers for all types of allergies. The students reported that their allergies most commonly occurred during the spring (March-May) with dust and pollen being the most common triggers. It was found that the correlation between allergic conjunctivitis and allergic dermatitis and their interference with student’s daily activities was statistically significant. The researchers concluded that education and awareness about allergies, the risks that come with them, and their treatments can help decrease the prevalence of their negative effects (John et al.