Priasha Dutta, Amity University Kolkata INTRODUCTION Water, one of the fundamental sources of life, is capable of being an annoyance for some individuals. Aquagenic urticaria (AU) or “water allergy” is a unique form of physical or chronic inducible urticaria caused by water exposure. Urticaria (also called hives) is a skin reaction in response to an […]
Sumedha B S, Bangalore University “Hygiene” is the practice used to prevent the spread of infections. The term “cleaning” refers to practices used, to remove soil/dirt to make any surface visibly and aesthetically clean by using products. “Too clean for our own good”? The ‘hygiene hypothesis’ states that early childhood exposure to germs (microorganisms) protects […]
Soumya Shraddhya Paul, Amity University Noida Around 30% of the people around the world suffer from some sort of allergic issue making it one of the most prominent immune responses of our body. To deal with the allergies subcutaneous immunotherapy therapy (SCIT) works the best to provide some amount of relief or it can be […]
–Richismita Hazra, Amity University Kolkata Alexander Fleming’s remarkable discovery PENICILLIN- ruling over the Earth for more than 100 years has been the most common cause of hypersensitivity reactions or drug allergy. Presence of genetic factors have been traced only in rare acute allergic reactions thereby keeping milder forms of hypersensitivity reactions still in dim light. […]
