Who
Are Susceptible To Peanut Allergy?
Susceptibility to peanut allergy is highest among young people
especially children, whose probability to acquire such disease
quadruples that of the adults.’ Among children, however, frequency is
at its peak among babies and toddlers. As a child grows old,
susceptibility is getting low due to the fact that peanut allergy can
vanish. But recurrence in later years of childhood is very likely.
Most reports of peanut allergy cases are from the west, specifically
United States, and France. Allergenicity of peanuts is likely to
amplify when roasted, the occidental style of cooking it. This should
be the reason why most incidents of peanut allergy cases are from the
west.
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Is peanut allergy fatal?
Yes. It is fatal when severe enough. It is reported that death has been rising over the past several years due to allergy on peanuts or peanut particles. In fact, it can be so severe that a 15-year old Canadian girl died subsequent to kissing her boyfriend that ate a peanut butter snack prior to the incident. Estimations of this disease can kill up to more than hundreds of Americans. In France, however, the situation seems worse.
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