Sentences with phrase «cat allergies and asthma»

Being around a cat appears to promote an immune response that protects children from cat allergies and asthma.

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Not only microbes protect against asthma evidently, but also farm animals: Petting cats and cows and drinking farm milk can also prevent asthma, as the team of researchers headed up by Remo Frei of the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research from the University of Zurich in cooperation with the Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK - CARE) in Davos and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland in St. Gallen: «Early childhood contact with animals and the consumption of food of animal origin seems to regulate the inflammatory reactions of the immune system,» says immunologistasthma evidently, but also farm animals: Petting cats and cows and drinking farm milk can also prevent asthma, as the team of researchers headed up by Remo Frei of the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research from the University of Zurich in cooperation with the Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK - CARE) in Davos and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland in St. Gallen: «Early childhood contact with animals and the consumption of food of animal origin seems to regulate the inflammatory reactions of the immune system,» says immunologistasthma, as the team of researchers headed up by Remo Frei of the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research from the University of Zurich in cooperation with the Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK - CARE) in Davos and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland in St. Gallen: «Early childhood contact with animals and the consumption of food of animal origin seems to regulate the inflammatory reactions of the immune system,» says immunologistAsthma Research from the University of Zurich in cooperation with the Center for Allergy Research and Education (CK - CARE) in Davos and the Children's Hospital of Eastern Switzerland in St. Gallen: «Early childhood contact with animals and the consumption of food of animal origin seems to regulate the inflammatory reactions of the immune system,» says immunologist Frei.

When susceptible people come into contact with flakes of cat skin called dander, T cells in their immune systems set off a chemical chain reaction that produces the familiar symptoms of allergy, including sneezing, runny noses, itching and asthma.

«A lot of times people will say, «My dog or cat does nt bother me, but when somebody is exposed to a pet day in and day out, they do nt have the dramatic symptoms every time they see it,» says Andy Nish, MD, an allergist at the Allergy & Asthma Care Center, in Gainesville, Ga. «It may be a more subtle and chronic inflammatory process, and they may not realize that the pet is causing them problems.»

Cats, dogs, and other furry or feathered pets produce dander, which consists of microscopic, dandruff - like flakes of skin and proteins from saliva and urine that can trigger allergies and aggravate asthma.

Studies have shown that pet allergies — especially cat allergies — can lead some children to develop asthma if they are exposed to pets, and can make asthma worse later in life.

Studies suggest hypoallergenic cats and dogs can cause just as many symptoms as the regular kind, says James Seltzer, MD, a spokesperson for the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology.

Cyproheptadine is an antihistamine used to control the symptoms of allergies and asthma in dogs and cats.

-- both dogs and cats can experience this symptom, however, cats are more likely to struggle with asthma while either type of animal can find difficulty breathing if the allergies are severe enough.

There are many reasons a cat may begin to have trouble breathing, from infections and allergies to asthma and even heart failure.

Allergies can also cause inflammation and damage to the intestinal tract, causing vomiting and or diarrhea, and can damage the lungs, in some cats, leading to asthma.

Arlian, L. G. et al, (2001), «Distribution and removal of cat, dog and mite allergens on smooth surfaces in homes with and without pets», Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, 87 (4): pp 296 - 302.

Bathing a cat was once believed to be useful,» say Dr. Robert Zuckerman, an allergy and bronchial asthma specialist in Harrisburg, PA, however the cat would have to be washed almost every day.»

The Bronchial asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) experiences that about 15 - 30 % of people with allergy symptoms have allergic reactions to cats and cAllergy Foundation of America (AAFA) experiences that about 15 - 30 % of people with allergy symptoms have allergic reactions to cats and callergy symptoms have allergic reactions to cats and canines.

Or that in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology researcher James E. Gern, MD, a pediatrician at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, noted that a growing number of studies suggest that kids growing up in a home with «furred animals» — whether it's a pet cat or dog, or on a farm and exposed to large animals — will have less risk of allergies and asthma?