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Step 3: What Substances Cause Allergies?
Step 4: Allergy-Related Conditions
Step 5: Should You See an Allergist?
Step 6: Allergy Testing and Diagnosis
Step 7: Introduction to Allergy Treatment
Step 8: Avoid Allergy Triggers
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Step 10: Over-the-Counter vs Prescription Drugs
Step 11: Immunotherapy
Step 12: You and Your Doctor Are a Team
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Step 1: What is an Allergy?
Step 2: The Role of the Immune System
Step 3: What Substances Cause Allergies?
Step 4: Allergy-Related Conditions
Step 5: Should You See an Allergist?
Step 6: Allergy Testing and Diagnosis
Step 7: Introduction to Allergy Treatment
Step 8: Avoid Allergy Triggers
Step 9: Types of Allergy Medication
Step 10: Over-the-Counter vs Prescription Drugs
Step 11: Immunotherapy
Step 12: You and Your Doctor Are a Team
Key Points
Glossary
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Dust mite allergy is an allergy to a microscopic organism (dust mite) that lives in the bedding, carpeting, and other warm and moist places. They are found in all dwellings and workplaces. House dust, as well as some house furnishings, contains these microscopic mites. Dust mites are perhaps the most common cause of perennial (year-round) allergic rhinitis. House dust mite allergy usually produces symptoms similar to pollen allergy and also can produce symptoms of asthma.
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Created by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. Illustration copyright A.D.A.M., Inc.
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Review Date:
6/29/2011
Reviewed By: Paula J. Busse, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
Reviewed By: Paula J. Busse, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.
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