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Fast Facts About Allergies and Asthma
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If you suffer from allergies / or asthma, you're not alone.
Take a look at the effect these conditions have on millions of people.
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ALLERGIES
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Allergies affect as many as 50 million people in the
United States -- about 20%of us.
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Almost 36 million of people in the U.S. suffer from
hay fever.
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Absenteeism and reduced productivity due to
allergies cost about $250 million each year.
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In childrren under 11, allergic skin rash is the
most common skin problem; about 10% suffer from it.
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About 15% of us suffer from hives or angioedema, a
swelling of the deeper skin.
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ASTHMA
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More than 17 million Americans
have it.
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Almost 5 million children
under the age of 18 have it.
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More hospital admissions are
for asthma than for any other illness.
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Health care costs are $10
billion a year for asthma
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More than 10 million school
days are missed each year because of asthma.
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Sources: The American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology;
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; The Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention
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