Allergy to dust mites

According to official figures one third of the population suffers from allergies, and two 1,000 people have severe symptoms of allergy and life support with specific medications. This puts Bulgaria on one of the leading places among the world countries, an indicator of allergy sufferers. The manifestation of allergies can be of different ages. Usually the most affected are children and they grow older, they stop to have allergies, but in some cases the allergy is retained for life.

The most common allergy is to dust mites. The danger with this allergy comes from the fact that house dust is everywhere around us, especially in our home. Maintaining high home care is often not enough to remove all dust. Let me inform you, however, more to dust mite allergy

House dust allergy a cause?
The main cause of allergies is very dust and mites that live in it. House-dust mites are one of the most important source of allergy known to mankind. Since dust mites are caused mainly dermatitis, conjunctivitis, runny nose, but rarely even asthma.

Allergy to dust mites
Maybe in you, the question arises what exactly do these mites to cause allergies in humans. It was found that the majority of humans are allergic to egg whites DerP1, it is a digestive enzyme and is located in the excreta of the mites. Dust mites live in the human population, the dimensions are microscopic, but millions live in our homes. For about three months only one mite produces about 2,000 excrement each of them can cause allergy. Dust mites are most felt in the carpets, insulation against moisture behind sections and wardrobes, under beds. Most appropriate for their development is a temperature of 25 degrees and humidity of the middle 75%.

Prevention of dust mite allergy
To reduce the risk of allergic reactions you or someone close to perform a few simple rules to improve hygiene in your home and remember that as we try to always have dust mites in the home.

Regular dusting of all surfaces
Replace carpets with linoleum or laminate
Cover mattresses and pillows with impermeable covers
Regularly "freezing" of plush toys in a freezer for a day
Reducing relative humidity to 70% to slow the development of Aspergillus

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Allergy from Sun

At the height of summer, the most logical to talk about dosadnataalergiya the sun, or so. fotodermit. This is a disease determined by increased skin sensitivity to sunlight. Allergy to the sun occurs in the form of blisters, redness, itching and flaking of the skin after exposure to the sun.



In general rashes occur on the face and body rarely. And even more rare - on the hands and feet. Sun allergy / fotodermitat / often develops during the summer vacation with a very strong and active sun. Toxicity or allergenicity of the sun occurs in the interaction of sunlight and certain substances found on the skin or inside the skin.



Sun allergy may also occur if, before the sun came out, susceptible person is smeared with a cream or ointment or is sprayed with perfume. Active ingredients in various cosmetics, may intervene in response to ultraviolet rays of the sun and cause an allergic reaction. In some sunscreen for better sun tan contains specific acid that can provoke such a reaction, as well as in lipsticks. Among other action and render the polyester fatty acids, St. John's wort, rose, dill, parsley, phenol, mercury preparations. So much care must be taken when choosing cosmetics when preparing for summer vacation.



Sometimes the sun allergy is associated with a chronic disease, especially liver or adrenal glands. Often suffer from other fotodermatits people with light skin and small children. Many drugs also contribute to the occurrence of allergy to the sun. These are mostly sulphanilamide, barbiturates, some antibiotics, some drugs against cardiovascular disease, aspirin ..

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