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Type 1 hypersensitivity (allergic reaction) explained: learn the IgE‑mediated mechanism, symptoms, and when it becomes life‑threatening. This video breaks down immediate hypersensitivity, showing how first exposure to an allergen (pollen, food, drug) primes the immune system and how IgE on mast cells and basophils triggers rapid degranulation, histamine release, and the cascade of mediators that cause urticaria, angioedema, hay fever, asthma, and anaphylaxis. You’ll learn the sensitization process—antigen presentation, T helper cell activation, IL‑4 driven class switching to IgE, and…
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