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Allergy search for term: Hyperreaction of the body to natural substances (pollen, cat, latex etc.) or artificial substances (e.g. chemicals). The immune system registers the substance as foreign, hostile and triggers a defensive mechanism, e.g. sneezing, coughing, shortness of breath (> immediate type reaction), redness of the skin, vesicles, dermatitis (> late type reaction).