i have horrible allergies.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Cat allergy in humans is an allergic reaction to one or more allergens produced by cats. The most common of these allergens are the glycoprotein Fel d 1, secreted by the cat's sebaceous glands and Fel d 4, which is expressed in saliva. An allergic reaction is a histamine reaction that is usually characterized by coughing, wheezing, chest tightening, itching, nasal congestion, rash, watering eyes, sneezing, chapped lips, and similar symptoms. In some severe cases, reactions may progress rapidly to cause the victim's airway to become inflamed and close up, requiring emergency medical attention. Those with severe, life-threatening cat allergies face tremendous challenges due to lack of public awareness about anaphylactic cat allergies, and do not enjoy the same conscientiousness from the public as those with a food allergy might, due to widespread knowledge of allergies to allergens such as nuts or dairy. Five cat allergens have been described in medical literature. The two major allergens are Fel d 1 (a secretoglobin) and Fel d 4 (a lipocalin). The minor allergens include Fel d 2 (an albumin), Fel d 3 (a cystatin), and cat IgA. Fel d 4 is the product of the cat major urinary protein gene.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have horrible allergies"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I have allergies that are mostly seasonal but really bad allergies to corn pollen which is unavoidable since I live in Iowa. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "I have terrible allergies too- especially to cats. What other kinds of allergies are there?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Food allergies and allergies to all types of pollen. That's why during certain seasons people develop hay fever especially during harvest."}, {"role": "user", "content": "What exactly causes allergies? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It's a hypersensitivity of the immune system that is triggered by things in the environment. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "How are seasonal allergies different from food allergies?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Food allergies happen anytime you touch or ingest a certain food. Seasonal allergies happen during peak times of the year when pollen or other plants particles are in the air. "}, {"role": "user", "content": "What are cat allergies considered? "}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "Cat allergies are considered an environmental allergy due to the cats being in the environment. Pet allergies are usually caused by the pet dander."}]