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Anaphlaxis

Anaphylaxis is a rapidly developing and serious reaction that affects a number of different areas of the body at once. Severe anaphylaxis shock can be fatal, although most people only experience allergy symptoms as a major annoyance. A small number of people are susceptible to a reaction that can lead to shock or death. Anaphylaxis rare and only one out of 2.5 million die annually.
The term anaphylaxis goes back almost a hundred years. It began on Prince Albert I of Monaco's ship. Prince Albert I had invited two scientists to perform studies on the toxin produced by the tentacles of jellyfish. Charles Richet and Paul Portier were able to isolate the toxin and tried to vaccinate dogs in hope of obtaining "prophylaxis" or protection from the toxin. To their dismay, they found that very small doses of the toxin resulted in a new illness that involved the rapid onset of labored breathing that resulted in death. Richet and Portier termed this anaphylaxis or "against protection...

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