What's the name of the chemical in our bodies responsible for allergies?
Histamine
Antihistamine
Hystamine
History
What is an allergy?
It's when a usually harmful substance attacks our body.
It's when our body attacks a usually harmless substance.
It's when a usually harmless substance attacks our body.
It's when our body attacks a usually harmful substance.
What percentage of US adults suffer from hay fever?
12%
0%
8%
5%
What percentage of US children suffer from food allergies?
100%
5%
12%
8%
What percentage of US children suffer from skin allergies?
12%
25%
5%
8%
Which two words is the word frenemy made up of?
french/chemistry
friend/anemone
friend/enemy
friend/foe
Which one doesn't cause hay fever?
Boring conversation
Cockroach poop
Pet dander (flakes of skin)
Pollen
Which is not a symptom of hay fever?
weight gain
a runny nose
itchy skin
sneezing
Histamine is a signalling molecule which...
sends messages between cells.
sends text messages between cells.
sells cells in exchange for messages
sells messages to cells.
Histamine helps our brains...
to sleep
to do math problems
to be creative
to stay awake
When the immune system discovers a harmful invader...
immune cells make IgE antibodies.
immune cells make IgM antibodies.
immune cells make IgA antibodies.
immune cells make chicken soup.
A severe allergic reaction;
annafillstaxis
chillaxing
anaphylaxis
andyandphilactors
Antihistamines block cells
from recognising histamine.
from recognising parasites.
from recognising history.
from recognising each other.
Epinephrine is the hormone used to treat anaphylaxis by using
a steroid
an EpiPen.
a marker pen.
a pennyep.
