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Does a an allergic person need to have direct contact with a food to get sick?
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Yes: The antigen must make contact with the allergic person.
Answered 4/6/2013
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Not necessarily: By direct contact, do you mean eating the food? Depending on the severity of the allergic reaction, other allergies the person may have and the kind of food, the person may inhale particulate material from the food item and react to it.
Answered 1/1/2021
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