Dust Allergy: Cause & Concern Indian Perspective /

• Main Author: Saha, Goutam Kumar (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Immunology.; Allergy.; Pollution.; Biomedicine.; Allergology.; Pollution, general.

This book discusses the Indian scenario concerning dust allergy, presenting case studies that reveal the practical aspects of allergies. A gradual increase in the incidence and prevalence of different allergic manifestations has been reported from various parts of the world including several develop...

Table of Contents:

• Allergy – definition
• Allergy – fact file
• Possible allergens in our surroundings
• Mechanism of allergic reactions
• House dust mite allergy – an environmental enigma
• House dust mites – a precarious indoor allergen
• Dust mite allergy – evaluation procedures
• House dust mite allergy – Indian perspective
• Allergy and heredity
• Allergic manifestations and diagnosis
• Dust mite allergy management – common practices.