Assertion: allergy | /r/HasProperty | reaction
Facets:
value: to substances
type: OTHER
value: to specific environmental substances
type: CAUSE
value: to that particular trigger
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: An allergy is a reaction the body has to a particular food or substance.
text: Each type of IgE has a “radar” for a specific allergen, so the allergic reaction is a response to that particular trigger.
text: Because allergies are a response to specific environmental substances, people with allergies rarely have a fever, says Soma Mandal, M.D., board-certified internist at Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey.
text: If there is no reaction, an allergy is not suggested.
text: For those with a milder form of the allergy, a reaction which makes the throat feel like cotton may occur.[citation needed]
text: An allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not considered harmful.
text: In reality, allergies are reactions that are usually caused by an overactive immune system.
text: This leads to an allergic reaction — a response from the immune system in which chemicals like histamine are released in the body.