Allergen
Allergen (allergenum; Greek allos - other, other + Greek ergon - action + Greek -genes - generating):
- A substance of a haptenic or antigenic nature that can sensitize the body and cause allergies;
- A drug made from exogenous allergens. It is used for the treatment and diagnosis of allergic diseases. With its correct use, as a rule, it does not cause allergic reactions and sensitization of the body.
Allocate an allergen:
- Bacterial (bacteriale) - a component of a bacterial cell, a product of its vital activity or a drug specially made from them;
- Household - with which a person comes into contact in everyday life (dust, six animals), or a drug specially made from them;
- Viral (virale) - a component of a virus, a product of its interaction with a cell or a drug specially made from them;
- Helminthic (helminthicum) - a product of the decay or exchange of helminths or a drug specially made from them;
- Fungal (mycoticum) - a component of a fungus, a product of its vital activity or a drug specially made from them;
- Diagnostic (diagnosticum) - used to diagnose diseases;
- Inhalation - entering the body through the respiratory system;
- Infectious (infectiosum) - an allergen that is a component of the causative agent of an infectious disease, a product of its vital activity or a drug specially made from them;
- Contact (contactil) - entering the body through the conjunctiva, oral mucosa or skin;
- Medicinal (medicamentosum) - a drug or any of its components;
- Therapeutic (medicale) - used for specific hyposensitization for allergic diseases;
- Microbial (microbicum) - a component of a microorganism, a product of its vital activity or a drug specially made from them;
- Food (alimentarium) - a component of a food product or a preparation specially made from it;
- Industrial - a substance that is part of an industrial product;
- Protozoal (protozoale) - a component of an organism belonging to the type of protozoa, a product of its vital activity or a drug specially made from them;
- Professional (professionale) - with whom a person contacts in professional activities;
- Dust (pulvereum) - a component of house dust or a preparation specially made from it;
- Pollen (pollinis) - a component of plant pollen or a preparation specially made from it;
- Exogenous (exogenum; syn: exoallergen) - enters the body from the outside;
- Epidermal (epidermale) - a component of the epidermis / animal hair, human epidermis or a specially made from them drug.
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