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Explain role of the immune system and response of the immune system against allergies.

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- An allergy is an abnormal, acquired sensitivity to a given substance called allergens
- Common allergens are animal products (cat, fur, cockroach, dust mite excretion), foods ( corn, eggs, sea food), drugs (sulphnomides, penicilin, salicylates)
- All forms of hypersensitivity leading to disordered ...

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