1 in 7 suffer from serious allergy, says study According to the World Allergy Organization, almost 40% of the globes population is genetically prone to severe allergic reactions. In an effort to understand the intensity of the allergy pattern in India, a clinical laboratory conducted a comprehensive study in 2014. The tests on 20,293 blood samples revealed that 15.7% of people had allergy. While 43.93% of those tested positive suffered from dust allergy, 20.6% were allergic to pollens, 10.5 % to fungus and 10.3% to animal dander. It means one in seven people are suffering from one or the other kind of allergy at any given point of time and our body is intolerant to several substances it is exposed to. Such a high number clearly indicates that immunity levels of people are low and factors like pollution and dust are causing severe complications, said Dr Deepak Sanghavi, deputy chief of lab services, Metropolis Healthcare, which conducted the study. Allergy indicates an abnormally hypersensitive immune reaction to naturally occurring substances called antigens. This can result in respiratory symptoms like breathlessness, coughing, sneezing, runny nose and scratchy throat, and skin-related symptoms like itching, hives and rashes. In severe cases it can also result in lower blood pressure, asthma attacks, and in a rare event, even death, said the doctor.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Jan 2015 06:33:09 +0000
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