Food Allergy, Classification, Symptoms, Diagnosis and Prevention – Review

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• Volume 4,Issue 1, Jan. 2017

Year:

2017

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Food Allergy, Classification, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Prevention

Authors:

AL-Bukhaiti, Wedad Q.; Noman, Anwar; Mahdi, Amer; Ammar, AL-Farga

Journal:

IJRAS

Volume:

4

Number:

1

Pages:

1-5

Month:

January

ISSN:

2348-3997

Note:

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Abstract:

Food allergies, defined as an immune response to food proteins, affect as many as 8% of young children and 2% of adults in westernized countries, and their prevalence appears to be rising like all allergic diseases. In addition to well-recognized urticaria and anaphylaxis triggered by IgE antibody-mediated immune responses. In this review, we highlight on the Food allergy: Classification, Symptoms, Diagnosis, and Prevention, because of the importance of this issue and its impact on human health.

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