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Your body doesn't "attack Allergies". When you are exposed to something that sets off your allergies, your body is attacking a protein that is called an "allergen". This allergen can be anything, from pollen or ragweed to dust mites or the scent of a perfume. When you are exposed to the allergen, your body's immune system reacts against it as if it were an invading bacteria, setting up an inflammatory response. This is why you get the itchy watery eyes, runny nose, sneezing, dry throat reaction - it's your body's immune reaction.
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Which class of antibodies causes allergies?
A class of antibodies that cause allergies are allergens. Allergens are a foreign substance that causes an allergic reaction in the body.
What are the symptoms and potential causes of fever caused by allergies?
Fever caused by allergies can present with symptoms like a high body temperature, chills, and body aches. Potential causes include the body's immune response to allergens, leading to inflammation and a rise in body temperature.
How do allergies affect the body's production of histamine?
Allergies trigger the body to release histamine, a chemical that causes symptoms like sneezing and itching. This overproduction of histamine can lead to inflammation and other allergic reactions in the body.
Does histamine fight our allergies?
Histamines are produced in your body at attack allergens. However, sometimes the body produces too much, which can cause an allergic reaction.
What causes a runny nose when you have a cold?
Your body trying to fight allergies or viruses. Its just nasal congestion.
What causes allergies under your eyelids?
Allergies are the body's overreaction to an outside component, so you could have gotten pollen, dust, or any other common allergen in your eye.
What poison causes heart attack?
How about cocaine. It causes vaso-constriction of blood vessels in your body including vessels in your heart, which can result in a heart attack.
What disease causes the body to attack pathogens and its normal cells?
Auto-immune
What are the known causes of food allergies?
Food allergies occur when the immune system mounts an attack on certain proteins in certain foods. The substances in the food that trigger this immune-system response are called allergens. The immune system is a complex network of cells and molecules that help defend the body against foreign substances. When a properly functioning immune system detects a foreign substance, it responds to this threat by producing proteins called antibodies against the invaders. The antibodies will recognize and attack this foreign substance when they next encounter it. This "battle" is what causes the allergy symptoms.
What is eczema and what causes it?
Eczema is a skin disorder which causes ithing and redness of the skin. Allergies both environmental and food allergies can cause eczema. Stress can make eczema worse. Try and avoid soaps or detergents with strong scents.
Does some allergies causes sneezing?
Yes
What causes accasional pain on the left side of the body near the heart?
heart disease or heart attack
