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"Allergy sufferers" (people who have allergies) have many tools and strategies to help them avoid "allergens" (the things that people are allergic too). People who are "sensitive to" (easily affected by) "airborne" (carried in the air) allergens pay attention to "allergy forecasts," which are special maps that show when and where allergy "concentrations" (the amount of something) will be highest. They can plan to stay inside or wear a "mask" (something that covers part or all of one's face) on those days to avoid "coming down with" (getting sick with) the "symptoms" (how one's body reacts to something) of their allergy.

People with "food allergies" must be careful about what they ingest. They always "read the labels" (read the nutrition information printed on food packaging) to determine whether a food or drink contains allergens. They might follow special diets, such as "gluten-free diets" (food that does not have gluten, as substance found in wheat and many other grains) or "dairy-free" (without milk or milk products) diets. When they go to restaurants, they might explain their allergy to the waiter and ask whether the "menu items" (foods sold at a restaurant) contain allergens.

When people have more severe food allergies, they might need to change the environment they are in. Many American children have severe allergies to peanuts, so in response many schools have "banned" (not allowed) peanuts and related foods "on school grounds" (in school buildings and the land surrounding them).

Unfortunately, even the best strategies cannot always prevent exposure to allergens, so many allergy sufferers (or their parents) carry an EpiPen or a similar device that allows them to "inject" (put inside the body through a needle) medicine that can "relieve" (lessen) the most severe symptoms.