Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Hay fever (seasonal rhinitis)
Hay fever is one of the commonest allergies affecting a massive 12 million people in the UK. At worst, it makes spring and summer months a misery. The name is somewhat misleading; it is not caused by hay, but by pollens from wind-pollinated grasses, trees, and weeds, and spores from fungi. Nor does it cause fever, common symptoms are headaches, watery, bloodshot eyes, frequent and violent attacks of sneezing, and an itchy nose, mouth and throat, as well as general tiredness
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