asthma‚ cause of it and treatments for your child. II. Body A. What is asthma? 1. Define asthma 2. Asthma is an issue in the US 3. Limited activities 4. Symptoms of asthma B. Cause of asthma heredity‚ allergy‚ viruses‚ and environment 1. Heredity 2. Allergy 3. Viruses 4. Environment 5. Nervous system C. Treatments 1. Quick-relief medications 2. Long-term control medications 3. Tracking asthma III. Conclusion Childhood Asthma The powerful of development
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Pediatric Allergies By Jonas Wilson‚ Ing. Med. Allergies may be suspected in children who develop frequent rashes‚ or cough or sneeze often‚ or complain about upset tummies after consuming particular foods. Allergy or hypersensitivity‚ is an exaggerated immune response to a substance that would otherwise not elicit an immune reaction. Pediatric allergies occur when children are hypersensitive to harmless substances in food or the environment. In the United States‚ allergies are one of the most
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References: Asher MI‚ Keil U‚ Anderson HR. International study of asthma and allergies in childhood (ISAAC): rationale and methods. Eur Respir J. 1995; 8: 483-491. Bjorksten B‚ Kjellman NIM. Risk factors in the development of allergy. In: Schatz M‚ Zeiger R‚ Claman H‚ eds. Asthma and immunological diseases in pregnancy and early infancy. New York‚ NY: Marcel Dekker‚ 1998. Bleecker ER‚ Postma DS‚ Meyers
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allergic conditions or diseases. It can either be acute or chronic‚ wherein the former persists for less than 6 weeks and the latter persists for at least 6 weeks. Allergies Food‚ drugs‚ insect bites‚ and contact to some substances cause hives due to allergic reaction. This is due to hypersensitive reaction of the body. In food allergies‚ the body reacts to the food protein. For some people‚ this food protein is recognized by the immune system of the body as a dangerous foreign substance. This recognition
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Grace Clifford 1/19/15 Period 1 Chapter 26‚ Mr. Zepf Chapter 26 Exploring Health Terms: 1. Angina pectoris. 2. Noncommunicable disease. 3. Hypertension. 4. Arrhythmias. 5. Tumor. 6. Metastasis. 7. Carcinogen. 8. Biopsy. 9. Allergy. 10. Diabetes. 11. Rheumatoid arthritis 12. Profound deafness. 13. Mental retardation. 14. Americans with Disabilities Act. Recalling the Facts: 1. Hypertension is called the “silent killer” because it has no symptoms in its early stages. 2. Plaque can build up in the artery
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Unit 4. Assignment 1. Hypersensitivity *Poison Ivy- The body’s immune system is normally in the business of protecting us from bacteria‚ viruses‚ and other foreign invaders that can make us sick. But when urushiol from the poison ivy plant touches the skin‚ it instigates an immune response‚ called dermatitis‚ to what would otherwise be a harmless substance. Hay fever is another example of this type of response; in the case of hay fever‚ the immune system overreacts to pollen‚ or another plant-produced
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typically have more of these symptoms. In a study conducted in Thammasat University Hospital it was found that in children with allergic rhinitis there is a higher prevalence of sleep problems that in those without allergic rhinitis. Allergic rhinitis (allergies) may occur year-round or seasonally. When it occurs seasonally it is usually caused by airborne particles from trees‚ grass‚ ragweed‚ or outdoor mold. Causes of year-round allergic rhinitis include indoor substances such as pet dander‚ indoor mold
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Learned Food Aversion I experienced a food aversion when I took an anti-allergy medicine with water. When I was seven‚ I had an allergy on cats. When the allergy started‚ I took very nasty and bitter pills with water. In time whenever I drank water without the pills‚ I felt bitterness in my mouth. I didn’t drink water since then. Only in five years I started to drink water again. At first I felt bitterness in my mouth from the medicine which I took with water together. Therefore my unconditioned
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The Histamine Theory The immune system uses different types of white blood cells to defend the human body against foreign invaders. Of these white blood cell types‚ basophils are designed to release histamine. Histamine is most commonly associated with allergic reactions‚ but its true purpose is to increase blood flow to an area of the body the immune system deems under attack from foreign substances. These white blood cells also serve as an attractor for other cells needed to fight off invading
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because after trying to recover from a snake venom‚ he was greeted by Dorris when she gave him a dose of her own that sent him into an apeantic shock. Happy was only trying to get to his trailer to inject some anaphylaxis in himself to cure the allergy. Connor then shot the crossbow from a direction that the wounds of Happy indicate that he was shot by the side of the neck and he never saw the crossbow coming towards him. According to the investigators‚ after all this‚ Happy then ran inside his
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