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Anaphylaxis Learning Center

Prevention could include:
Avoid known allergens. Any person experiencing an allergic reaction should be monitored, although monitoring may be done at home in mild cases.
Source:ADAM
Date:April 28, 2008
Avoidance of the allergic trigger is the only reliable method of preventing anaphylaxis. For insect allergies, this requires recognizing likely nest sites, wearing long sleeves, and using insect repellant. Preventing food allergies requires knowle...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Avoidance of the allergic trigger is the only reliable method of preventing anaphylaxis. For insect allergies, this requires recognizing likely nest sites. Preventing food allergies requires knowledge of the prepared foods or dishes in which the a...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
For children with known reactions to antibiotics , foods, insect stings, specific foods, or any of the allergens that can induce an anaphylactic reaction, avoidance of the symptom-inducing agent is the best form of prevention. Specific avoidance m...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
A long-term form of allergy treatment involving gradual exposure to small doses of allergens over a period of several years. Also known as immunotherapy and allergy shots. Desensitization is a form of allergy treatment that involves the periodic i...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
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