Last year, I wrote a sharepost on the AllergyNetwork.com site about allergic shock, also known as anaphylaxis or anaphylactic shock. This is an especially severe allergic reaction to something that can be life-threatening if not diagnosed and treated immediately. The most common triggers are a food allergy or a stinging insect allergy.
What makes this type of allergic reaction so deadly is the fact that it is so often unexpected. If you know you are allergic to peanuts or bee stings, you may ...
Read more »...patently wrong (exaggerated numbers of deaths from anaphylactic shock). I turned to a friend... Read more »
...be anything from watery eyes or a runny nose, to anaphylactic shock. Ideally, immunotherapy... Read more »
...Finally, survival of allergic shock will depend on fast treatment with epinephrine.... Read more »
...learn to live with. It can be life-threatening if not treated. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic... Read more »
...of reaction:Antibiotics and sulfa drugs, used to treat infectionsAntiseizure drugs, used to... Read more »
...(seh-TEER-ah-zeen) Uses This medication is an antihistamine that treats symptoms such as... Read more »
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