NOUN
- a severe and rapid and sometimes fatal hypersensitivity reaction to a substance (especially a vaccine or penicillin or shellfish or insect venom) to which the organism has become sensitized by previous exposure
How To Use anaphylactic shock In A Sentence
- In some cases an insect bite can cause a serious allergic reaction called anaphylactic shock, for example, bee stings. Undefined
- Peanuts: Peanuts and peanut products can induce a severe allergic reaction called anaphylactic shock, which can be life threatening. Superfoods for Babies and Children
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- I myself was stung by some wasps and went into mild anaphylactic shock.
- Certain types of foods can cause anaphylactic shock in some people.
- Complications include rupture of the cyst into the peritoneal cavity, which results in urticaria, anaphylactic shock, eosinophilia, and implantation into the omentum and other viscera.
- Moira Austin, of the Anaphylaxis Campaign, a group which works to support people who suffer risk from life-threatening allergic reactions, also known as anaphylactic shock, suggested Cadbury was going one step too far with its new wrapper warnings. Undefined
- SOMERS: It turned out to be something called coccidiomycosis (ph) which is a fungus that exists in the desert southwest and it lies dormant in most people there and something knocked out my immune system that just put me into the anaphylactic shock and into the emergency room. CNN Transcript Jan 15, 2010
- Allergic reactions can be mild, such as a skin rash or irritation, but can also include respiratory distress and the severe reaction known as anaphylactic shock, which can lead to a life-threatening drop in blood pressure and death. Hidden Hazard:
- Anaphylactic shock, Dr Albright had said, resulting in respiratory stridor. ROSES ARE FOR THE RICH
