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Food Allergies are when the immune system recognizes a normal food as a
allergen or something harmful. The immune system, in response, produces
histamines and other chemicals to attack the allergen. In the next slide, I will
explain the allergic response of someone who consumes an allergen.
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Anaphylaxis is a life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs within minutes of consuming or being
exposed to an allergen. Less severe allergies that are not life-threatening are not anaphylaxis.
Trouble breathing
Hives or swelling
Tightness of the throat
Hoarse voice
Nausea
Vomiting
Abdominal pain
Diarrhea
Dizziness
Fainting
Low blood pressure
Rapid heart beat
Feeling of doom
Cardiac arrest
6 Million
children
1 in 13
children
9 Million
Adults
50%
increase
in cases from 1997 to 2011 according to the CDC.
50 million
people
Don't share your food with friends who have food allergies
If a friend who has food allergies gets sick, get help right away.
Participate in a
support group!
Thank you!
Works cited
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db121.htm
https://www.niaid.nih.gov/research/role
https://www.foodallergy.org/
http://med.stanford.edu/allergyandasthma/news/news-from-our-center/better-bloo
d-tests.html
http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Genes/FOXP3ID44129chXp11.html
https://ghr.nlm.nih.gov/gene/FOXP3
http://www.momsacrossamerica.com/rise_of_allergies_in_the_national_news_but
_what_is_the_real_news
Any Questions?