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Spring allergy season affecting some people for the first time • Apr. 22, 2025, 12:49 PM ET (CBS)
Spring allergies are in bloom. Here's why and what to do about it : Short Wave • Apr. 15, 2025, 3:16 AM ET (NPR)

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Also Known As allergenic disease • hypersensitivity

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What does hypoallergenic really mean for consumer products?
Why do people have allergies in the spring?
Learn about hygiene hypothesis and know-how the immune system recognize and neutralize foreign bacteria from harming the body
Learn about the hygiene hypothesis and understand how exposure to certain germs help develop a child's immunity
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