Hay fever
Hay fever: Introduction
Hay fever is a common nasal allergy to airborne substances
such as pollens or molds,
and the term has also been used for other allergies such as to animal dander.
It is very common with an estimated 35 million Americans with pollen allergies alone.
Hay fever is also known as "allergic rhinitis".
Symptoms are often similar to a cold
with runny nose, tearing, sneezing, and so on.
Another possibility that must be ruled out is asthma.
There are also numerous subtypes of hay fever,
and it is desirable to determine exactly what is causing the allergy.
One key factor is whether symptoms are seasonal, especially for pollen allergies,
or year-round as for some other types of allergies.
Symptoms of Hay fever
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symptoms of Hay fever
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Hay fever: Complications
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Disease Topics Related To Hay fever
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Medical Textbooks Online about Hay fever
Medical Books Excerpts
- Rhinorrhea
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Anaphylaxis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
- [ read ]
- Rhinorrhea
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- Rhinitis
- "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
- [ read ]
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
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Hay fever: Undiagnosed Conditions
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Misdiagnosis and Hay fever
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Whooping cough often undiagnosed: Although most children in the Western world have been
immunized against whooping cough (also called "pertussis"), this protection wears
off after about 15 years.
Thus, any teen...read more »
Chronic lung diseases hard to diagnose: Some of the chronic lung diseases
are difficult to diagnose.
Even the well-knowns conditions such as asthma or lung cancer often fail to be diagnosed early.
Some of the...read more »
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Hospitals & Clinics: Hay fever
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Hay fever: Rare Types
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Causes of Hay fever
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causes of Hay fever
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Treatments for Hay fever
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treatments for Hay fever
Latest Treatments for Hay fever
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latest treatments for Hay fever
News Archives for Hay fever
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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Hay fever
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Videos for Hay fever
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Clinical Trials for Hay fever
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and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Hay fever include:
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Clinical Trials for Hay fever
Prevention of Hay fever
Prevention information for Hay fever has been compiled from various data sources
and may be inaccurate or incomplete.
None of these methods guarantee prevention of Hay fever.
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Statistics for Hay fever
Hay fever: Broader Related Topics
Types of Hay fever
Types of Hay fever
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Types of Hay fever
Curable Types of Hay fever
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Definitions of Hay fever:
Seasonal variety of allergic rhinitis, marked by acute conjunctivitis with lacrimation and itching; regarded as an allergic condition triggered by specific allergens.
- (Source - Diseases Database)
A seasonal rhinitis resulting from an allergic reaction to pollen
- (Source - WordNet 2.1)
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