Pollen

Pollen from trees, shrubs, grasses and weeds can be inhaled, causing allergy and asthma symptoms. Pollen may travel long distances, so trees, grasses and weeds in your general area can cause allergy and asthma symptoms.

Follow the links below to find information about the effects of pollen.

Reviewed December 2011

3 Resources Found

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Title:   Pollen allergy
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Pollen from grasses, weeds or trees can trigger symptoms of hayfever and asthma. Pollen seasons can last for several months and exposure is difficult to avoid. However, there are simple ways to prevent or reduce symptoms.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Thunderstorm asthma
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   It seems reasonable to think that rain would relieve hayfever by 'washing' pollen out of the air. Wrong! Some people actually get worse! Here's why.
Date:   Jan 2010
Title:   Guide to common allergenic pollen
Publisher:   Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy (ASCIA)
Description:   Click on a plant name to find out information about it and what times of the year the plant is usually flowering all over Australia.
Date:   Nov 2003

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