ALLERGIES RELATED

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SEASONAL ALLERGIES

Allergies are reactions of your immune system to one or more things in the environment. The immune system is your body's defense system. In allergic reactions, however, it is responding to a false alarm. Pollens and mold spores can cause seasonal allergies.

HAY FEVER

An allergy caused by pollen or dust in which the mucous membranes of the eyes and nose are itchy and inflamed, causing a runny nose and watery eyes.

HIVES

Hives, also known as urticaria, is a kind of skin rash with red, raised, itchy bumps. They may also burn or sting. Often the patches of rash move around.

PINK EYE/STY

Pink eye (conjunctivitis) is an inflammation or infection of the transparent membrane (conjunctiva) that lines your eyelid and covers the white part of your eyeball. When small blood vessels in the conjunctiva become inflamed, they're more visible .A stye, also known as a hordeolum, is a bacterial infection of an oil gland in the eyelid. This results in a red tender bump at the edge of the eyelid. The outside or the inside of the eyelid can be affected. The cause of a stye is usually a bacterial infection by Staphylococcus aureus.

SHINGLES

Shingles, also known as herpes zoster, is a viral disease characterized by a painful skin rash with blisters in a localized area.