Microbiology With Diseases By Taxonomy (6th Edition)
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Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
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Chapter 22, Problem 14MC
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Allergy or allergic disease is defined as a number of health conditions which is caused by hypersensitivity of immune response to harmless agents found in the environment. It involves hay fever, allergies caused by food, asthma, and anaphylaxis.
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