Asthma, rhinitis and other allergies
The frequency and severity of allergies continue to increase. Whether allergic rhinitis, food allergy or asthma, these diseases hinder daily life social and professional issues involved.Update your knowledge.
1) There are different types of rhinitis.
True.
There are allergic rhinitis, but also infectious rhinitis backgrounds for example.
2) Some allergies disappear spontaneously.
True.
But only if 10% of allergies, including food allergies in children with egg and cow’s milk.
3) Most people with asthma also suffer from allergic rhinitis.
True.
Eight out of ten asthma also suffer from allergic rhinitis. Conversely, 25% of people with allergic rhinitis also have asthma. Both diseases can occur simultaneously, but most often rhinitis occurs in isolation for several years before being associated with asthma.
4) We can not diagnose an allergy before the age of 5 years.
False.
The diagnosis of allergy can be performed at any age from what is called an allergy workup.
5) A food allergy may predispose to asthma.
True.
A food allergy is a predisposing factor for asthma.
6) The air pollution is a cause of allergy.
False.
Air pollution and all pollutants including tobacco are factors that aggravate asthma and other respiratory diseases. They are not however the causes of allergy.
7) The allergy can be fatal.
True.
Anaphylactic shock can be fatal in the absence of immediate care. In France, asthma still kills 2,000 people every year.
Allergic rhinitis is benign.
False.
It predisposes to asthma and should be diagnosed and supported.
9) rhinitis is called intermittent or persistent.
True.
Rhinitis is called when it occurs intermittently for less than three weeks per year or less than three days in the week.
It is called persistent if it occurs more than four weeks per year and more than four days per week.
10) A food allergy occurs when the first contact with the food.
False.
Except in the case of cross allergies, food allergy occurs after a phase of awareness, that is to say, after having been in contact several times with the food.
11) allergic rhinitis triples the risk of developing asthma.
True.
It is also noteworthy that rhinitis can also aggravate asthma if it is not supported.
12) The food allergens are foods that may cause allergies.
True.
The main food allergens are: eggs, milk, peanuts, dried fruits, exotic fruits, fish, mollusks, crustaceans, soy, spices, condiments and cereals.