You Double your Risk of Allergy when you Get first Cat for Yourself as an Adult
January 31st, 2012 -- Posted in General, Safety, Tips | No Comments »There are millions of homes around the country where cat is a pet. After dog perhaps, cat is the most popular animal that is also a pet. In an interesting study that was carried out recently, it was found that adults who get their first cat in their home and also take it to their bedrooms are twice more vulnerable to cat allergy than if they have had cat as a pet in their childhood. This means that adults who had cat as pet in their childhood are less likely to suffer from cat allergens. What is interesting is that adult having their first cat suffered from cat allergy only when they took the pet inside their bedrooms.
None of the participants in the study who kept the cat out of bedroom developed any allergy. In comparison, people who played with a cat as pet had no or very little chance of developing cat allergy when they got a cat again in their adulthood. This certainly does not mean that kids who have had exposure to cats will not have any cat allergy as an adult but it does reduce the chances greatly. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology carried this study in its December issue.
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