HOW DOES INJECTING THE ALLERGENS INTO A PATIENT HELP IN CONTROLLING THE ALLERGIC DISEASE?
A. Injecting these substances stimulates the body’s protective mechanisms to produce immunity to the allergens, which partially counteracts the effects of the allergic antibodies in the patient’s body which promote allergic reactions on exposure to the allergens. The process of acquiring partial immunity to allergen exposure has some similarity to that involved in vaccination with viruses and bacteria, such as polio and tetanus. Q.
