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Chapter: 08. Allergy

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Communicable diseases develop due to infection by micro-organisms, while non-communicable diseases are caused by imbalance in diet or malfunctioning of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
vital body organs
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is the ability of the body to defend against infections and develop resistance to infectious diseases.
Immunity
The concept of allergy was introduced by Viennese paediatrician Clemens Von Pirquet in the year _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
1906
In Greek, the word allergy means _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
other work
The common fungal or mould spores that act as allergens are Aspergillus and _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Penicillium
Dr. Charles Robert Richet was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1913 for his researches on _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
anaphylaxis
Allergens enter through the nose by the method of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
breathing
Allergy to milk and milk products is triggered by a milk protein called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
casein
Spring allergies are primarily caused by _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
pollen grains
Allergic rhinitis is the medical term for the allergic reaction commonly known as _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Hay fever
An outbreak of swollen, pale-red bumps or patches on the skin is called urticaria or _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
hives
In normal persons, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ recognize the antigen or allergen as harmless and prevent B-cells from responding to it.
T-cells
During first exposure to an allergen, the body develops a primary immune response and the B-cells start producing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ antibodies and histamines.
IgE
The narrowing of bronchi and bronchospasm leading to wheezing and breathlessness is characteristic of allergic _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
asthma
The discharge of large quantities of histamine released by mast cells produces a severe, life-threatening condition called _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ shock.
anaphylactic
Allergy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ are helpful to keep seasonal allergies under control.
shots
In a skin-prick test, small amounts of allergens are injected _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ into the patient’s skin.
intradermally
In the blood test for allergy, higher concentration of specific IgE antibodies indicates a greater likelihood of _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
symptoms
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