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<font size="4">Girl with peanut allergy dies after kiss
</font><font size="1">Monday, November 28, 2005; Posted: 2:56 p.m. EST (19:56 GMT)</font> SAGUENAY, Quebec (AP) -- A 15-year-old girl with a peanut allergy died after kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter snack, hospital officials said Monday. Christina Desforges died in a Quebec hospital Wednesday after doctors were unable to treat her allergic reaction to the kiss the previous weekend. Desforges, who lived in Saguenay, about 155 miles north of Quebec City, was almost immediately given a shot of Adrenaline, a standard tool for treating the anaphylactic shock brought on by a peanut allergy, officials said. An autopsy was being performed. Dr. Nina Verreault, an allergist at the Chicoutimi Hospital in Saguenay, declined to comment on the case. The symptoms of peanut allergy can include hives, plunging blood pressure and swelling of the face and throat, which can block breathing. Peanut allergies have been rising in recent decades. The reason remains unclear, but one study found that baby creams or lotions with peanut oil may cause children to develop allergies later in life. About 1.5 million Americans are severely allergic to even the smallest trace of peanuts and peanut allergies account for 50 to 100 deaths in the United States each year. Canadian figures were not immediately available. Copyright 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. source |
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haha i read this and found it to be quite intesting....who ever thought a peanut allergie could be more leathel then all the std's i have encountered...
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lol....
all kidding aside though, having a peanut allergy would totally suck. one of my boys went to preschool with a child that was so allergic that he would react if a jar of peanut butter was opened near him. he didn't even have to touch it.. how scary would that be |
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