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花粉症とうまく付き合う 春が訪れ、過ごしやすい季節になりました。しかし最近、( 1 )花粉症に悩まされる人が増えています。春は花粉症の季節でもあるのです。花粉症とは何でしょうか。花粉症は花粉に対するアレルギー反応で、アレルギー体質の人は花粉症になりやすいと言われています。花粉は体にとって有害なものではありません。しかし、花粉症になりやすい人の体に花粉が入ると、体は花粉を侵入者だと思って、花粉に対してガードマンのような働きをする「抗体」を作り出します。この「抗体」が蓄積されて一定の水準になると、花粉を追い出すためにくしゃみや鼻水などのアレルギー症状が現れます。そのくしゃみや鼻水によって花粉を追い出そうとするのです。( 2 )、花粉に対して体が過剰に反応して症状が出るのが花粉症というわけです。 花粉が多く飛び季節を快適に過ごすために、花粉症の人は規則正しい生活をして、体調管理に努め、とにかく花粉に接しないようにしなければなりません。外出時にはマスクやめがねで花粉が体に入るのを防ぎ、帰宅時には服についた花粉を落としてから、家に( 3 )。 実は、今花粉症ではない人も、今後症状が現れる可能性があります。花粉症にならないようにするためには、花粉症の人と同じようになるべく花粉に接しないことが重要です。生活空間に花粉を持ち込まないようにしてください。いつ誰が花粉症になっても不思議ではありません。誰も自分には関係がないとは言えないもの、それが( 4 )です。 花粉症の人もそうではない人も、春は過ごし方に少し( 5 )。
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Coping Well with Hay Fever
Spring has arrived, bringing pleasant weather. However, recently, the number of people suffering from ( 1 ) hay fever has been increasing. Spring is also the season for hay fever. What exactly is hay fever? Hay fever is an allergic reaction to pollen, and it is said that people with an allergic constitution are more likely to develop it. Pollen itself is not harmful to the body. However, when pollen enters the body of a person susceptible to hay fever, the body perceives the pollen as an intruder and produces "antibodies" that act like security guards against it. When these "antibodies" accumulate to a certain level, allergic symptoms such as sneezing and a runny nose appear to expel the pollen. The body tries to push the pollen out through these sneezes and runny noses. ( 2 ), hay fever is a condition where the body overreacts to pollen, resulting in these symptoms.
To spend the season comfortably when pollen is flying around in large quantities, people with hay fever must lead a regular lifestyle, strive to manage their physical condition, and try their best to avoid contact with pollen. When going out, wear masks and glasses to prevent pollen from entering the body, and when returning home, brush off the pollen attached to your clothes before ( 3 ) into the house.
In fact, even people who currently do not have hay fever may develop symptoms in the future. To prevent developing hay fever, it is important to avoid pollen as much as possible, just like people who already have it. Please avoid bringing pollen into your living space. It is not surprising no matter when or who develops hay fever. Something that no one can say has nothing to do with them—that is ( 4 ).
Whether you have hay fever or not, in spring you should pay a little ( 5 ) to how you spend your time.
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