Allergy/Immunology

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According to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology:

• Estimates from a skin test survey suggest that allergies affect as many as 40 to 50 million people in the United States.
  
  
• Allergic diseases affect more than 20% of the U.S. population.
  
  
• Allergic diseases are the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the United States.
  
  
• It is estimated that in 1998, increased absenteeism and reduced productivity due to allergies cost U.S. companies more than $250 million.