What is hay fever? Detailed answer

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What is hay fever?

If you do not suffer from hay fever, then the behavior of some people may seem incomprehensible to you. You live in the same conditions, side by side, breathe the same air, but you feel great, and someone constantly sneezes and suffers a lot.

Hay fever is a form of allergy. It belongs to a group of diseases including hives, asthma and certain skin diseases associated with protein sensitivity.

What does this mean? Protein is found not only in food, but also in plant pollen. At certain times of the year, when many types of grasses, such as ragweed, are in bloom, a large amount of pollen is in the air.

It gets into the mouth, nose, eyes of a person. If he does not suffer from protein sensitivity, then nothing happens. But if this is not the case, then the pollen affects certain muscles and tissues, causing a very unpleasant reaction.

All causes of hay fever attacks are known. Some patients are helped by the injection of pollen or protein preparations that increase immunity. Others prefer to simply live in those parts of the country where there is no pollen harmful to them.

Author: Likum A.

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