http://www.senseaboutscience.org/pages/making-sense-of-allergies.html
http://www.senseaboutscience.org/resources.php/189/making-sense-of-allergies
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"...seem to be rising at an astonishing rate in developed countries. Seven times as many people were admitted to hospital with severe allergic reactions in Europe in 2015 than in 20051. In the 20 years to 2012 there was a 615% increase in hospital admissions for anaphylaxis in the UK2, and the percentage of children diagnosed with allergic
rhinitis and eczema have both trebled over the last 30 years3...
...Researchers now believe that a whole range of environmental
and lifestyle factors have acted together to reduce our
exposure to a range of microbes which prevent the immune
system from overreacting to harmless substances..."
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