Attention allergy sufferers: Now blooming ragweed

August 24th, 2009 | by Dr. Dely | 383 views

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Man sieht die Blüten einer Ambrosia-Pflanze.

Many allergy sufferers will suffer until well into the autumn, if they blossom, as now, pouring its highly allergenic ragweed pollen from plants.”A small number of pollens enough for an allergic reaction”, says Uwe Kaminski from the German Weather Service in Freiburg. The symptoms ranged from hay fever to asthma. The complaints were, but much more intense than in other pollen allergies, said the Medizinmeteorologe.As the inhaled pollen, there is no way to directly protect.Referred to a desensitization, including allergy shots, but it is possible. As yet no large experience reports, the efficacy was, however not guaranteed. In Germany, the plant according to the meteorologists still not as widespread as in other countries.The seeds of Ambrosia was about 100 years ago for the first time in Germany at the Hamburg portdiscovered. It is assumed that the seeds arrived by ship from America. Global warming will facilitate the development of plants.For the dissemination and Erdtransporte were contaminated birdseed responsible, says Kaminski. The plants were therefore often in the vicinity of bird places. The frequent occurrence of highway edges, it is opposed to the Erdtransporte back. Large quantities of soil were often brought from far away and damit the seeds.

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