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Allergies; Facts to Know.
1. Allergies affect as many as 60 million Americans, or one in every five adults and children, and are as common in men as women. Thirty-five million people suffer from upper respiratory symptoms that are allergic reactions to airborne pollen; up to 10 million Americans are allergic to cats; and two million develop severe allergic reactions to insect stings.
2. Food allergies are less common. While about one out of three people say they have a food allergy, only about three percent to eight percent of children younger than three years old, and one percent of adults have true allergic reactions to foods. Unfortunately, about 200 deaths per year are attributed to food allergy.
3. Allergies have a genetic component. If one parent has allergies, chances are one in three that each child will have an allergy. If both ...
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