Clifford Bassett, MD, founder and director of Allergy and Asthma Medical Services in New York City, fellow at New York University School of Medicine and Weill Cornell Medical College, and assistant professor of medicine and otolaryngology at the State University of New York Health Sciences Center in Brooklyn, recognized as one of the best specialists in the United States, whose work is known throughout the world. In this book, for the first time, Bassett provides a clear and concise description of allergies, answering all the questions that any allergy sufferer might ask, and even questions that he never thought to ask. The entire planet, and especially developed countries, is in the midst of an allergy explosion. Worldwide, allergy problems affect between 20 and 40% of the population. Although many are born with a predisposition to allergies, the environment around us - both at home and on the street, the way we live, the food we eat, has changed so much in a short time that we now have to deal with a completely new reality .This book will significantly expand the reader’s knowledge about allergies, their types and ways to combat them, from prevention to methods of getting rid of debilitating symptoms. At the same time, the author wrote it in such a way that each reader could independently apply the recommendations, choosing the most suitable ones for himself.