food allergy
hypersensitivity reaction type I disease that is an abnormal response to a food, triggered by the body's immune system
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds
0 sources
Summary
food allergy is a class of disease[1]. It draws 1,328 Wikipedia views per month (class of disease category, ranking #453 of 1,968).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: food hypersensitivity[3], gastrointestinal allergy[4], disease[5]
- Commons category: Food allergy[6]
- Has cause: food[7], food allergen[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Food allergies[9]
- ICD-9-CM: 995.3[10]
- Health specialty: immunology[11]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: cromoglicic acid[12], epinephrine / lidocaine[13], epinephrine[14]
- Exact match: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/DOID_3044[15], http://identifiers.org/doid/DOID:3044[16], https://w3id.org/timebank#FoodAllergy[17]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Medicine[18]
Why It Matters
food allergy has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]