Ch - Allergy

If an insect bites you, what type of allergy will that be?

• Seasonal allergy

• Perennial allergy

If a person takes disprin and starts to feel uncomfortable and has stomach ache also, such type of allergy is called food allergy.

• True

• False

You can protect yourself from food allergy if you: (Choose more than one correct answers)

• read the list of ingredients on the label of each food product.

• Cover your mouth and face.

• Cross check ingredients when you are served food at a restaurant.

Which of the following is incorrect?

To avoid the allergies:

• Drink lots of water.

• Take prescribed medicine

• Recognise allergic symptoms

• Get good sleep

Allergy which can occur at any time of the year.

• Seasonal allergy

• Perennial allergy

What type of allergy is hay fever?

• Perennial allergy

• Seasonal allergy

The most severe form of allergy is knwon as _________.

• Food allergy

• Pet allergy

• Anaphylaxis

• Medicine allergy

Sneezing and running rose are the symptoms of the allergens which enters through the

• Mouth

• Nose

• Skin

Pollen grains, animal dander and poisonous plants cause allergy when we

• inhale them (inhale means breathe in)

• ingest them (ingest means eat)

• inject them into the body

• come in contact with them thorugh skin.

Substances which cause allergic reactions.

• Allergy

• Allergens