Which of the Following Describes How the Hygiene Hypothesis Is

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following describes how the hygiene hypothesis is related to type I hypersensitivity reactions?

• A) Between 1997 and 2011, the incidence of food allergies in the United States increased by 50 percent.
• B) Children living on a farm are 25 percent more likely to experience seasonal allergies than children living in a large city.
• C) Food allergies have increased 3- fold in chronically poor families as compared to wealthy families in the United States.
• D) Up to 30 percent of people in undeveloped countries suffer from allergic rhinitis.
• E) Wealthy individuals are 10 times more likely to experience anaphylactic shock as compared to someone raised in an orphanage during adolescences.

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