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What are allergies?
Allergies occur when your body's defense system (immune system) overreacts to certain substances. The immune system treats a harmless substance as if it were a harmful germ or virus. Many things can cause this overreaction. These include pollens, medicine, food, dust, animal dander, and mold.
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