Official Kids Mag www.kidscoop.com © Vicki Whiting April 2022
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These confused warrior
cells are looking for things
to attack. Can you find:
peanut
egg
pollen
grass
cat
dog
milk
wheat
strawberry
Inside your body are warrior cells that find and attack
harmful germs. Some people have warrior cells that
get confused. They attack things that are not normally
harmful to people, such as pollen, cat dander or mold.
When this happens, the place where the warrior cells
are fighting swells up, turns red and gets itchy.
This is called an allergic reaction.
Jacob, Amanda and Sasha have
allergies. Yet their allergies are all
different.
If Jacob pets his friend's
cat, he starts to sneeze.
If Sasha eats strawberries,
she breaks out in an itchy
rash.
Amanda's first taste of a
peanut butter sandwich
made her vomit, wheeze
and struggle to breathe.
Amanda cannot eat things
with nuts.
Do YOU have any allergies?
Does a member of your family
suffer from allergies?
Standards Link: Health: Students understand the causes and symptoms of diseases in the human body.
