Another weird question about peanut allergy...?!
Question: Another weird question about peanut allergy!.!.!.!?
This may seem like screwed up question, sorry!. I'm writing a story and while advice for allergy sufferers is everywhere, it's really hard to find answers to these more obscure questions!
If A eats peanuts then kisses B, and ten minutes later B kisses C who has a severe peanut allergy, would C have a reaction!?
And is the reaction lesser if the exposure is lesser (such as it might be in this case)!?
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If A eats peanuts then kisses B, and ten minutes later B kisses C who has a severe peanut allergy, would C have a reaction!?
And is the reaction lesser if the exposure is lesser (such as it might be in this case)!?
Thanks!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Answers:
Not a screwed up question at all! It is remotely possible that person B passes some trace amount of the allergen (in this case peanuts) to person C and if she/he is severely (we're talking anaphylactically) allergic to peanuts that could be deadly!. As to whether the reaction is lesser if the exposure is less that is debate able!. Remember, there are some people within the allergic population that are so sensitive that they cannot even be around peanut smells or traces of peanuts in the air, so perhaps among that group no matter what amount they came in contact with it would still be deadly toxic to them!. Hope this makes sense!. Good luck with your story!.Www@Answer-Health@Com