BPS 1101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Atopic Dermatitis, Toxicodendron Radicans, Contact Dermatitis
13 Apr 2020
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Allergy: adverse reaction to harmless material: something we get exposed to which really doesn"t present a threat to us but our immune system gives an extreme reaction to. You have to acquire a memory cell you are not born with it. What happens for allergies is that the body recognizes something not that dangerous and gives a large reaction. Hay fever is a reaction to pollen: each plant produces its particular plant. Cold-like symptoms: same part of immune system is involved in allergy and in colds. Some people get a geographic tongue: sometimes called coated tongue swelling that looks like a map hay fever or any allergic response. Atopic dermatitis from surface exposure: skin responses. There are 2 forms allergy and non allergy. that it"s a powder. Industries have a lot of exposure to large amounts of powder - dose makes the poison. Contact dermatitis from immune reaction (type 2 - allergy: poison oak and poison ivy.
