Try: Allergies are a problem for some care recipients cr allergies can develop at any age possibly even in gestation they commonly occur in children but may give rise to symptoms for the first time in adulthood asthma may persist in adults while nasal allergies but may decline in old age somewhat confusingly allergies foster in some people but do not exist in others the major distinguishing factor appears to be heredity for some time it has been known that allergic conditions tend to cluster in families your own risk of developing allergies is related to your parents allergy history if neither parent is allergic the chance that you will have allergies is greatly reduced although you may inherit the tendency to develop allergies you may never actually have allergy symptoms you also do not necessarily inherit the same allergies or the same diseases as your parents it is unclear what determines which substances will trigger a reaction in an allergic cr additionally which diseases might develop or how severe the symptoms might be is unknown another major piece of the allergy puzzle is the environment it is clear that you must have a genetic tendency and be exposed to an allergen in order to develop an allergy additionally the more intense and repetitive the exposure to an allergen and the earlier in life it occurs the more likely it is that an allergy will develop there are other important influences that may conspire to cause allergic conditions some of these include smoking pollution infection and hormones information references webmd com

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