What Is Anaphylaxis?

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Anaphylaxis is a serious allergic reaction that happens fast and produces serious symptoms throughout the entire body. Without treatment, symptoms can cause serious health consequences and even death. Anaphylaxis occurs when the body’s immune system overreacts to an allergen, usually a person may feel anxious like something is wrong, a rapid heart rate, coughing, wheezing and pain which then proceeds to redness, having hives and itching body, swellings do occur- usually the eyes, lips, hands, feet, and other areas of the face and body may swell up rapidly. Some people’s eyes swell shut, or their lips may increase in size and others. Nonetheless, most people get this reaction from an insect bite, food, medication, environment and such. Therefore,

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