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Bio 3800
Dr. Poole
December 4, 2015. Writing Assignment 4B
Patient: Hello Doctor, my name is Keisha Cole. I have been having some flu like symptoms lately and really don’t understand this symptoms.
Dr. Oz: Hello Keisha, I understand your frustration and I am here to help you understand what is actually going on in your body. Firstly I would love to understand the type of symptoms you have been having to be able to know exactly what is going on in your body.
Patient: I am ready to answer any question you ask me. I just want to get this totally behind me.
Dr. Oz: the type of questions we would like to know are:
1. Is sneezing, coughing, hives just to mention a few, part of the allergies?
2. Do you have any pets in your
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It is known for causing allergic reactions in humans, most especially allergic rhinitis. Most pollen related allergies are rhinitis is caused by ragweed. The second part is to know the type of allergic reaction it causes in human. It is a common allergen which is carried in the wind which is why it can remain airborne for days and also travel a long distances affecting people thousands of miles(Woppner, gadermaier, Egger pg340). One will ask how then do this allergies occur? According to William Payne who wrote The Morphology of the Inflorescence of Ragweeds, says ragweed allergy occurs when human immune system aggressively react to the tiny grain of pollen released by maturing ragweed flower. The immune cells that helps to fight disease start dispatching antibodies to the pollen. The subsequent flow of biochemical reactions flood the bloodstream and histamine is released. This Histamine is a compound that causes familiar allergic symptoms. Some this symptoms includes sneezing, sniffling, nasal congestion, and sleep disruption. Ragweed allergy can also cause red puffy eyes, itchy throat, and hives