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What does "immune system hypersensitivity" mean?

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Overactive against: It means it is overactive toward those immune issues that can be allergy or autoimmune immune responses that can cause you injury Your physician can have you evaluated by an allergist, immunologist or rheumatologist.

Answered 5/18/2015

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