Anti Allergy Services In Seattle, Cleaning Companies

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It has been well accepted by the medical community and government organizations such as the U.S. EPA and the Centers for Disease Control that allergic illnesses in America are reaching epidemic proportions. These allergic illnesses include allergic rhinitis (nasal allergies), asthma, allergic conjunctivitis and otitis media (middle ear infection). The symptoms of these illnesses can drastically impact the lives of those who suffer with them. Consider these alarming statistics:

• Well over 50 million North Americans suffer from allergies

• Allergies are the sixth leading cause of chronic disease in the United States

• Allergies are the most frequently reported chronic illness in children

• Up to 40% of North American children suffer from allergies

• 20 million Americans suffer from asthma, including 6.3 million children

• There are two million Emergency Room visits, 500,000 hospitalizations (half of which are children) and 5,000 deaths (including hundreds of children) due to asthma each year

• Asthma is the most common chronic childhood disease. Nearly 1 in 13 school-aged children has asthma, and the rate is rising more rapidly in preschool-aged children than in any other age group

• Approximately 4.2 million children had an asthma attack in the last year

• Asthma is growing at a rampant pace, increasing from 7 million sufferers in 1980 to 20 million in 2001

• Allergies are estimated to cost our economy $18 billion annually with asthma costs estimated at $14.5 billion in 2000

• Approximately 14 million school days and an equivalent number of workdays are lost due to allergies and asthma

• Asthma causes over 11 million doctor’s office visits each year

• Asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism due to chronic illness and during the past 20 years, the number of school absences due to asthma has

more than doubled