Allergies/Quiz

Allergies is a lecture and part of the gene transcription series.

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Quiz
{Yes or No, In the diagnosis of springtime hayfever, the presence of hypersensitivity to nuts, fruits and roots supports a diagnosis of birch pollen allergy. + Yes - No
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{True or False, Hypersensitivity to various nuts, fruits and roots was reported more often by patients with birch pollen allergy (70 %) than by patients without birch pollen allergy (19 %). + TRUE - FALSE
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{Data on the presence and prevalence of allergenic airborne pollens, obtained from both aerobiological studies and allergological investigations, make it possible to design pollen { calendars (i) } with the approximate flowering period of the plants in the sampling area.
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{Yes or No, Allergy is the name of the European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. + Yes - No
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{Yes or No, Apple, carrot, potato, hazelnut and birch reactivity was transferable in Prausnitz-Küstner test like IgE antibodies. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following is clinically related to birch pollinosis? + skin sensitivity to apple + skin sensitivity to carrot + skin sensitivity to potato - TATA-less genes - a consensus sequence
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{Yes or No, Asthma is a chronic lung disease that intermittently inflames and narrows the airways. + Yes - No
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{Which of the following are phenomena associated with any allergy? + hypersensitivity reaction + harmless environmental allergens + antibodies, IgE or IgG, which are produced by B cells in response to an allergen + inflammatory chemicals like histamine - Class IV reactions caused by T cells - food
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{Yes or No, Temporary immune deficiency can be caused by a variety of sources that weaken the immune system. + Yes - No
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{Complete the text: A short or { incomplete (i) } realization of a certain { method (i) } or idea to { demonstrate (i) } a treatment's feasibility for pollen allergies is called a proof of { concept (i) }.
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Hypotheses

 * 1) Allergies to pollens and molds differ from food allergies.