What are Allergies?

Allergies (Type I Hypersensitivity) are actually a malfunction of our immune system that triggers our body to become hypersensitized and react immunologically to typically non-immunogenic substances. The substances that cause our bodies to become this way are called allergens. In 1906, Viennese pediatrician, Clemens von Pirquet, first coined the term “allergies” after he observed that […]