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  2. Shellfish allergy - Wikipedia

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    Shellfish allergy is among the most common food allergies."Shellfish" is a colloquial and fisheries term for aquatic invertebrates used as food, including various species of molluscs such as clams, mussels, oysters and scallops, crustaceans such as shrimp, lobsters and crabs, and cephalopods such as squid and octopus.

  3. Fish allergy - Wikipedia

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    Fish allergy is an immune hypersensitivity to proteins found in fish.Symptoms can be either rapid or gradual in onset. The latter can take hours to days to appear. The former may include anaphylaxis, a potentially life-threatening condition which requires treatment with epinephrine.

  4. List of allergens - Wikipedia

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    Name Possible reaction(s) Remarks Balsam of Peru: Redness, swelling, itching, allergic contact dermatitis reactions, stomatitis (inflammation and soreness of the mouth or tongue), cheilitis (inflammation, rash, or painful erosion of the lips, oropharyngeal mucosa, or angles of their mouth), pruritus, hand eczema, generalized or resistant plantar dermatitis, rhinitis, conjunctivitis, and blisters.

  5. Woman's In-Laws Won't Accommodate Her Food Allergies ... - AOL

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    Getty Images Younger woman arguing with older woman in a stock photo A woman with severe food allergies is in a bind after her in-laws have refused to make meals she can eat.

  6. People are eating cicadas. Here's how to do it safely. - AOL

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    “This can cause cross-reactivity, meaning that people who are allergic to shellfish might also have an allergic reaction to cicadas.” (Those with dust mite allergies should avoid eating them ...

  7. These fish are the best and worst for your health, say experts

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    There are good reasons this fish gets a lot of love from health professionals. "Salmon is among the best choices for healthy fish. It's high in omega-3s — fats that help cardiovascular and brain ...

  8. Food allergy - Wikipedia

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    The board is then placed on the skin, to puncture the skin and for the allergens to enter the body. If a hive appears, the person is considered positive for the allergy. This test only works for IgE antibodies. Allergic reactions caused by other antibodies cannot be detected through skin-prick tests. [63]

  9. Dust mite allergy - Wikipedia

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    An additional confirmation was seen in Orthodox Jews with no history of shellfish consumption, in that skin tests confirming dust mite allergy were also positive for shellfish tropomyosin. [ 10 ] [ 13 ] In addition to tropomyosin, the proteins arginine kinase and hemocyanin seem to have a role in cross-reactivity to dust mites.