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Severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) and asthma attacks need urgent emergency first aid. In an emergency, always call triple zero (000).

Report allergic reactions to packaged food and help us prevent it happening to someone else.

Hay fever is an allergic reaction to airborne allergens that can occur at any time of the year.

Allergy occurs when the body overreacts to a 'trigger' that is harmless to most people.

Egg allergy is one of the most common causes of allergies in children with symptoms ranging from mild to life-threatening reactions.

Pollen allergies cause seasonal hay fever and asthma and can be treated with antihistamines, nasal sprays or asthma medication

Allergy testing is used to find which substances provoke an allergic reaction.

The Western obsession with cleanliness may be partly responsible for the increase in allergic asthma and conditions such as rhinitis.

Many people with asthma find their symptoms can worsen when they are exposed to certain allergens like house dust mite, animal dander, pollen and mould.

Asthma cannot be cured, but with good management people with asthma can lead normal, active lives.