Allergies

Is the body’s reaction to external substances, common allergies include pollen (this allergy is known as hayfever), dust mites, animal fur, certain foods such as nuts, shellfish, eggs, insect bites and stings, certain medications, household chemicals and some material such as latex.   This causes what is called an allergic reaction and symptoms can include sneezing, runny nose, watery eyes, coughing, or itchy skin.  Normally the symptoms are very mild but in rare occasion it can bring on an anaphylactic shock (an extreme, often life-threatening allergic reaction to an antigen to which the body has become hypersensitive) where urgent treatment is required.