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Can allergies cause your immune system to not work well vs fighting off a sickness?
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Allergy: By itself means over reactive immune system, fighting agents in some individuals considered by other individuals as harmless. The reaction(s) cause the symptoms of allergy. That doesn't weaken the immune system nor its ability to fight infection, rather a different process, hope this clarifies your query
Answered 6/9/2016
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