GC: n

S: USDA – http://www.nutrition.gov (last access: 30 October 2014); DORLAND p. 50; EncBrit – http://global.britannica.com/science/allergy (last access: 26 September 2015).

N: 1. 1911s, from German Allergie, coined 1906 by Austrian pediatrician Clemens E. von Pirquet (1874-1929) from Greek allos “other, different, strange” + ergon “activity”.
2. allergy, hypersensitivity reaction by the body to foreign substances (antigens) that in similar amounts and circumstances are harmless within the bodies of other peop
3. The earliest known report of an allergy was that of King Menses of Egypt, who died after a wasp sting some time between 3640 and 3300 BC.
4. A damaging immune response by the body to a substance, especially a particular food, pollen, fur, or dust, to which it has become hypersensitive.
5. Allergies exist in many different forms. Cockroach Allergy, Drug Allergies, Dust Allergy, Eye Allergies, Food Allergies, Insect Sting Allergies, Latex Allergy, Mold Allergy, Pet Allergies, Rhinitis, Sinusitis, Skin Allergies.
6. A food intolerance means either the body can’t properly digest the food that is eaten, or that a particular food might irritate the digestive system. Symptoms of food intolerance can include nausea, gas, cramps, belly pain, diarrhea, irritability, or headaches.
A food allergy happens when the body’s immune system, which normally fights infections, sees the food as an invader. This leads to an allergic reaction — an immune system response in which chemicals like histamine are released in the body. The reaction can cause symptoms like hives, vomiting, belly pain, throat tightness, hoarseness, coughing, breathing problems, or a drop in blood pressure.
The cross reference (CR) with the term “intolerance” refers to Medical fields.

S: 1. OED – http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&search=abscess&searchmode=none (last access: 30 October 2014). 2. EncBrit (last access: 30 October 2014). 3. AA – http://www.achooallergy.com/history-allergies.asp (last access: 30 October 2014). 4. OD – http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/es/definicion/ingles/allergy (last access: 30 October 2014). 5. ACAAI – http://www.acaai.org/ALLERGIST/ALLERGIES/TYPES/Pages/default.aspx (last access: 30 October 2014). 6. KH – https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/allergy-intolerance.html (last access: 10 October 2023); FCB.

SYN: acquired sensitivity, induced sensitivity.

S: GDT (last access: 30 October 2014)

CR: aeroallergen, allergology, anaphylaxis, intolerance, mite, rhinitis.