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Main > Specialty Areas > Immunology > Allergies What is Allergies? The term "allergy" was used for the first time in 1906 by Clemens Pirquet (1874-1929), an Austrian pediatrician. An allergic reaction occurs when the immune system actively responds to various substances that are usually pretty harmless to health and tries to protect the body against them. In other words, an allergy is a heightened sensitivity of the organism to specific factors, which are known as allergens. Allergies are a global medical problem: twenty percent (20%) of the world's population suffer from allergies. During the last 30 years, the incidence of allergies have been doubling every 10 years – today, over 5% of the world's adults and 15% of children suffer from various types of allergies. Causes of Allergies ››

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