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How common is peanut allergy?

April 26, 2017ALLERGY common peanut

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How common is peanut allergy?

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Peanut allergy is the second most common food allergy in children and is on the increase. It occurs in about 1 in 50 children and 1 in 200 adults. Peanut is the most likely food to cause anaphylaxis and death. It has been estimated that there is one death for very 200 episodes of anaphylaxis.