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Why do people have allergies? how do they develop new ones?
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Genetic +environment: People with allergies usually have a genetic predisposition to have them and when exposed to certain environmental triggers, especially with increases in pollution levels, they develop allergies. The body develops additional allergies over time.
Answered 2/2/2013
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