Question

Which one of the following diseases is due to an allergic reaction?

(a) enteric fever

(b) skin cancer

(c) goitre

(d) hay fever.

Answer 1

D.) Hay fever also known as allergic rhinitis is the disease caused due to an allergic reaction. The people who are sensitive towards pollens or wood cravings etc having this hay fever. In this fever, the immune system is harmless against allergens i.e. the production of IgE antibodies are not occurring instead the primary immune system over reacts causing overproduction of histamines, leukotrienes, etc causing inflammation in the lining of nasal passage cause sneezing as well as redness, itching, etc are also symptoms of this fever.