Health Wise: March 2010

Autor/in	Streker, Meg
Titel	Health Wise: March 2010
Quelle	In: Science Teacher, 77 (2010) 3, S.76-77 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0036-8555
Schlagwörter	Allergy; Biological Sciences; Human Body; Communicable Diseases; Symptoms (Individual Disorders); Child Health + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Allergie; Abwasserbiologie; Menschlicher Körper; Contagious disease; Contagious diseases; Communicable disease; Infektionskrankheit; Psychiatrische Symptomatik
Abstract	In this article, the author discusses how to tell the difference between a cold and airborne allergy symptoms. A cold is caused by a viral infection. Viruses spread through an infected person's cough, sneeze, handshake, or contact with a contaminated surface. When a virus enters one's body, his/her immune system reacts. This produces the symptoms that people associate with colds: sore throat, sneezing, runny nose, fever, headache, cough, and body aches. Meanwhile, an airborne allergy is caused by exposure to an "allergen"--the most common of which is pollen; other allergens include dust mites, animal dander, mold, and fungi. The key difference between a cold and an airborne allergy is the amount of time one's body is affected. A cold typically lasts for seven to nine days, while allergy symptoms may last much longer. (Contains 1 figure.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10