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Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Immune System Diseases

For Students 9th - 10th
This article helps students explain how allergies occur and provides a list of common allergens.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Preventing Allergic Reactions

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives information on how to prevent an allergic reaction--anaphylaxis, rhinitis, skin conditions, etc.-- from happening. Also gives information on how to prepare for a reaction.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Food Allergies

For Students 9th - 10th
Informative overview of the facts associated with food allergies. Provides information on symptoms, treatment, prevention, and much more.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: What Is Allergy?

For Students 9th - 10th
Extremely insightful article that explains what allergy is. Includes information on types of symptoms, how an allergy occurs, and common misconceptions about allergies.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Dust Mite Allergies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site tells what dust-mites are and how they cause problems for people with allergies. Majority of article gives tips on how to decrease their impact around the house.
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Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Insect Venom Allergies

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational article that includes images and descriptions of several insects that often cause allergic reactions as well as information on prevention and treatment.
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National Health Museum

Access Excellence: Food Forensics

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site from Access Excellence provides a mini-unit on immunology for advanced students. Students discover antigen/antibody specificity using common foods. Students relate their findings to immunological responses such as allergies,...
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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Food Allergies

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the MayoClinic.com contains great information on the food allergy. The sections that are covered in the article include: signs and symptoms, causes, risk factors, screening, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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National Institutes of Health

Niehs: Asthma and Allergies and Their Environmental Triggers

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover what causes allergy and asthma attacks and what you can do to prevent them.
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Medinfo: Antihistamines

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of antihistamines which tells what they're used for, the different forms they come in, and the adverse reactions that can occur from taking them.

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