What is anaphylaxis? What causes anaphylaxis?

Answer 1

anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction. It occurs when the immune system overreacts to an allergen that you have encountered at least once before. You can read more about it here
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/ConsConditions/Anaphylaxiscc.html

Answer 2

Anaphylaxis is a sudden, severe, potentially fatal, systemic allergic reaction that can involve various areas of the body (such as the skin, respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and cardiovascular system). Symptoms occur within minutes to two hours after contact with the allergy-causing substance but, in rare instances, may occur up to four hours later. Anaphylactic reactions can be mild to life threatening
Common causes of anaphylaxis include:

Food
Medication
Insect stings
Latex
Less common causes include:

Food-Dependent Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis
Idiopathic Anaphylaxis

Answer 3

A severe allergic reaction that includes your airways swelling shut. I've ahd it happen to me twice, once from penicillin and once from eating walnuts. It is horrilbe. Your tongue swells, your throat swells, it keeps getting more difficult to breath and if not treated the heart starts having problems as well.
Anaphylaxisis or Anaphalactic shock is a severe allergic reaction...way beyond hives. Immediate attention at an emergency room is typicaly called for.

Answer 4

anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that can cause difficulty breathing and tachycardia. It can lead to death if not treated immediately

Answer 5

This is an ultra severe life threatening allergic reaction and the victim can suffer heart failure and respitory arrest. This is very dangerous and has to be avoided at all costs. Jules, Australia.

Answer 6

severe reactions to food or toching or inhaling allergic reaction symptons manifest eg hives also hypertension or bronchospasm problems with breathing can be sudden and life threathning

Answer 7

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