Allergy. Cruel games of immunity

Hay fever. Peanut allergy. Eczema. Billions of people around the world suffer from some form of allergy. The number of allergy sufferers is growing catastrophically, and this increases the moral and physical burden not only on them, but also on their families, the healthcare system and society as a whole. Medical anthropologist Teresa McPhail, who also suffered from allergies and lost her father because of it (he died of anaphylactic shock after a bee sting), decided to understand the causes of the disease, why it can be fatal and what harm it causes. This book is a complete and comprehensive study of the phenomenon of allergy - starting with its first medical description in the early 19th century. to recent breakthrough developments in biologics and immunotherapies that offer hope to the sickest patients. In search of materials for her book, the author worked with hundreds of experts, patients and enthusiasts, communicated with biologists and doctors from the best allergy clinics in the world. This is how a book appeared about a variety of allergies: what they are, why they arise and how they can affect the fate of humanity. If we better understand this increasingly annoying phenomenon, we can create a more comfortable and safe environment for ourselves and future generations.