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5 ways that lockdowns and restrictions could be affecting our allergies Over this last year, lockdowns and restrictions have led to changes in the day-to-day environments for people across the world. For Allergy Awareness week, we wanted to explore some of the significant ways that this may have impacted our experiences with allergies. Allergies are common, with around 44% of UK adults suffering from at least one allergy. 1 Alongside a genetic influence, 2 environmental factors have a key role in the development and severity of allergies. 3 Over this last year, across the world, lockdowns and restrictions have led to changes in our day-to-day environments. For Allergy Awareness week 2021, we explored some of the significant ways that this may have impacted our experiences with allergies. ....
Written by Marie Ellis on May 2, 2021 Fact checked by Alexandra Sanfins, Ph.D. The world is more than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, so many people have been living with lockdown restrictions, quarantine periods, and physical distancing for an extended period of time. Hand sanitizer and masks are rife, and the common cold has not felt so common. But what will these lifestyle changes do to our health? How have lockdowns affected the immune systems of adults, children, and infants? Maskot/Getty Images In this article, we look at what effect living physically distanced from other people might have on the immune systems of adults, children, and infants born during the pandemic. ....
Share Photo: (Photo : Loegunn Lai / Unsplash) At birth, the immune system is still maturing. A child s interactions with the world-microbes, bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites are vital to development. The infant s newborn system needs to be educated to function properly to determine which foreign bodies are dangerous, which are not, and how to respond to each of them. The Human Immune System Learns to Categorize Microbes Microbiologist Sally F. Bloomfield likened the newborn immune system to a computer with limited data hardware and software. During the first years of life, additional data needs to be acquired. With the immune system, this equates to the need for contact with micro-organisms from the natural environment and other humans, The Conversation noted. ....