why many people are allergic?
Many people with allergies 'abuse' day in and day out, getting enough treatment, still have to accept 'living with ' allergies.
Many types of allergies
Fur (dog, cat .) is one of the causes of allergy (Photo: simply-dog) Doctor Lu Hoang Vu - allergy clinic, Medic Medical Center, Ho Chi Minh City - shows that Now the word 'allergy' has become familiar to everyone. Anyone who has hives, sneezes, runny nose or rashes on the skin . thinks he has an allergy and just keeps buying drugs.
Although the disease has decreased, but then it is again and the disease persists for months and even years. There are patients with four symptoms of allergy at the same time (sneezing, runny nose, red eyes, itchy eyes, skin pruritus, coughing, wheezing and difficulty breathing).
According to Dr. Hoang Vu, allergy is an overreaction to a substance that the body considers to be a strange substance - often called 'allergens' - such as acariens, pollen, animal hair, food . These allergens are likened to enemies of the immune system. Allergies occur by exposure to allergens, through the respiratory tract, in the eyes, through the skin, through the lining of the digestive tract.
Common diseases caused by allergies require an allergy examination to find the cause of allergic rhinitis; allergic conjunctivitis; asthma; atopic dermatitis; contact dermatitis; medal; Quinck edema (plaque on the skin is swollen rapidly, accompanied by shortness of breath, fatigue, hypotension) - this is a severe allergy that requires urgent treatment in the hospital.
Mostly due to house mites
Only 10% of the allergy itself disappears as some cases of food allergies, allergic to cow's milk.Conversely, if the untreated allergy is more likely to cause more serious complications such as bronchial asthma.
Many allergens are present in allergic rhinitis.Otherwise, care and treatment will progress further.
40% of allergic rhinitis is transmitted to asthma.One in two adults with bronchial asthma has an allergy;80% of children with bronchial asthma are allergic.
Dr. Hoang Vu said allergens cause allergies of different types, including acariens (house mites) with five different types of mites. Animals (fur: cats, dogs, mice; feathers; cockroaches); mold (many types); food (shrimp, crab, fish, pork, chicken, oysters, eggs .). However, most allergies are caused by house mites.
Acariens house mites live mainly in house dust and places like food warehouses, kitchens. In particular they often live in bed, in blankets, pillows, curtains, chairs, carpet mattresses and furry children's toys. A mattress can hold up to 2 million acariens.
Houseworms mainly cause eye irritation (eye irritation, red eyes, watery eyes, stinging in the eyes .); nose (itchy nose, runny nose, stuffy nose, sneezing series .); bronchial asthma (dyspnea when breathing out, cough, sleep disturbance or exertion, wheezing, wheezing .); eczema, erythema, blisters, rash . in the cheeks, folds, elbows, elbows .; medal. For accurate diagnosis, patients need to be examined by an allergy specialist to detect related allergens.
To prevent disease because acariens need to avoid curtains, furry toys, carpets, bed linen .; Regular laundry of bedding in the room and sun drying once / week; airy bedrooms, with sun; plastic wrap, pillows; Vacuum thoroughly everywhere including mattresses, lounge chairs 1 time / week .
Dr Hoang Vu said at the Medic Medical Center there are tests that can diagnose the cause (allergens) that cause allergies, treatment, instructions, and precautions.
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