Abstract

PREVALENCE OF ALLERGY IN NAGPUR

Dr. Pohekar H. R.*, Kalkar S. A. and Arbat A.

Abstract

Efforts was made to study the prevalence and distribution of allergy symptoms at Nagpur in Maharashtra, India. A thorough survey was conducted using a standard questionnaire and collected detailed information on allergy patients & symptoms. Among the total 500 people surveyed, 69.74% were male and 30.27% were female. A clinical investigation was carried out to evaluate allergenic potency of antigen. Skin prick test was carried out to find out inhalants allergen. According to clinical data obtained during the investigation. It was observed that most of the people get allergy through inhalation of air which contains dust, fungal spores, pollen grains, plant parts & insects etc.

Keywords: Aerobiology, Allergenic, Prevalence.