Health - This week marks World Allergy Week
On the show today, we spoke to Professor Samuel Resinga - Associate professor of the
Department of Pulmonology and Allergy at the University of Limpopo ’s Mankweng Campus. This week marks World Allergy Week and it is estimated that
between 2% and 5% of the general population suffers from a definite food
allergy. This
year’s global theme is “Food Allergy—A
Rising Global Health Problem”. But, in South Africa, the Allergy
Society of South Africa is utilizing the opportunity World Allergy Week brings
to include a potentially fatal allergic condition referred to as “Anaphylaxis”
and to issue a call to action to the public to learn about Food Allergies and
Anaphylaxis as the incidence and consequences of both conditions are frequently
under-recognised – with potentially life-threatening consequences. Professor
Resinga explained more. For more
information go to www.allergysa.org
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