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The allergic diseases—hay fever and asthma—have increased in the Western world over the past 2–3 decades. [141] Increases in allergic asthma and other atopic disorders in industrialized nations, it is estimated, began in the 1960s and 1970s, with further increases occurring during the 1980s and 1990s, [ 142 ] although some suggest that a ...
Up to 80 percent of dogs infected will have symptoms, but the mortality rate is only 5 to 8 percent. [5] Infectious canine hepatitis is a sometimes fatal infectious disease of the liver. [6] Canine herpesvirus is an infectious disease that is a common cause of death in puppies less than three weeks old. [7]
The strongest risk factor for developing asthma is a history of atopic disease; [66] with asthma occurring at a much greater rate in those who have either eczema or hay fever. [80] Asthma has been associated with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (formerly known as Churg–Strauss syndrome), an autoimmune disease and vasculitis. [81]
According to the Met Office, there are about 30 different types of pollen that can cause hay fever symptoms, which include a runny nose, itchy eyes and an itchy throat, mouth, nose and ears.
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America says 26 million Americans suffer from this respiratory disease, but there’s no mention of dogs. So, can dogs have asthma? The answer is: sort of, but ...
According to BBC Science Focus, dogs, cats, and horses have been recorded with hayfever-type allergy symptoms, but it's possible that other species also experience this annoying seasonal problem ...
The link with hay came about due to an early (and incorrect) theory that the symptoms were brought about by the smell of new hay. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] Although the scent per se is irrelevant, the correlation with hay checks out, as peak hay-harvesting season overlaps with peak pollen season, and hay-harvesting work puts people in close contact with ...
Eczema, otolaryngeal symptoms of hay fever or asthma will often dominate leading to the food allergy being unsuspected. Often well-cooked, canned, pasteurized, or frozen food offenders cause little to no reaction due to denaturation of the cross-reacting proteins, [ 9 ] causing delay and confusion in diagnosis as the symptoms are elicited only ...