Microbiology: A Systems Approach
Microbiology: A Systems Approach
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The symptoms of anaphylaxis, link them to physiological events.

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Allergy causes an immune system to overreact against the antigen, that is potentially harmless there are various environmental and genetic factors, which are responsible for these reactions. Allergy is a “Type-I hypersensitivity” reaction also called as immediate reaction, because its symptoms are immediately produced after the reaction.

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