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    Why do we have allergies? What makes up allergies and how do we get them?

    Question #53833. Asked by ShakeyMikey. (Jan 08 05 11:14 PM)


    TheAlphaWolf

    		As amazing as the immune system is, it sometimes makes mistakes. Allergies are the result of a hypersensitive immune system. The allergic immune system misidentifies an otherwise innocuous substance as harmful, and then attacks the substance with a ferocity far greater than required. The problems this attack can cause range from mildly inconvenient and uncomfortable to the total failure of the organism the immune system is supposed to be protecting. In this article, we'll examine the most established school of thought on what makes up the condition referred to as an allergy. A defining premise of this school of thought is that allergic symptoms are always triggered by a protein.
    http://health.howstuffworks.com/allergy.htm

    Jan 09 05, 4:00 PM

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