Allergen Basics
An immune system response to a substance that is normally harmless.
What is an Allergy?
Name 3 common allergens.
Examples include peanuts, tree nuts, milk, eggs, wheat, soy, sesame, fish, shellfish, trees, pollen.
Name a common symptom of an allergic reaction.
Hives, itching, sneezing, rash, swelling, coughing, or a runny nose.
A drug that is used in response to an Anaphylactic emergency.
What part of a cat are people most commonly allergic to?
Their dandruff
What is an allergen?
Name the substance that triggers and allergic reaction.
A common way to be injected with an allergen from an insect
What is a bee sting
A raised, itchy area of skin that can appear during an allergic reaction.
What is a hive?
The device that is commonly used during an Anaphylactic reaction
What is an EpiPen
What is Aquagenic urticaria
the allergy to water
The immune system mistakenly identifies an allergen as harmful and releases chemicals that cause allergy symptoms.
What happens in the body when someone has an allergic reaction
name two non-food related allergens
Examples include pollen, dust mites, latex, insect venom, medications, animals, dander
Name two symptoms that could indicate a serious allergic reaction.
Difficulty breathing, throat/tongue swelling, wheezing, dizziness, fainting, or a sudden drop in blood pressure.
What is calling 911/EMS
How many different cullinary categories of nuts are there
9-12 (depending on country)
What is the difference between and allergy and an intolerance
An allergy involves the immune system, intolerance typically does not
When an allergen unintentionally comes into contact with food that should not contain that allergen.
What is cross-contamination?
The reaction after someone with just a peanut allergy eats treenuts.
What is Nothing
How long you should wait after someone has been exposed to an Anaphylactic allergen.
What is Immediately use it.
What is the lowest amount of symptoms a person can show from an allergy.
Asymptomatic
Name the life threatening reaction to an allergen.
What is Anaphylaxis
Where you find all the allergens in a food.
What is a Nutrition Label
Anaphylaxis causes suffocation through this mechanism
What you do after symptoms return after the first shot from an EpiPen
What is a second Epi shot
Why are some people allergic to preground coffee but not coffee beans
because of exposure to cockroaches in the grinds