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Can you catch allergies or are you born with them?
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Neither are likely: You can inherit the tendency to become allergic in your genes but you don't inherit specific allergies. You don't catch allergies, like you might a cold or strep.You can develop allergies after a material is introduced to your system and your system reacts in that way. You can be exposed to certain foods during pregnancy and have an allergic response to them the first time you are fed them.
Answered 6/4/2013
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