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Sensitization → Re-exposure → Anaphylaxis

A peanut, a bee sting, or a dose of penicillin can be harmless the first time and life-threatening the next. Type I hypersensitivity has two acts: a silent setup that arms your mast cells, then the reaction. Step through both.

The IgE cascade

Type I hypersensitivitypress Next to begin
IgE made?—
Sensitized?—
Reaction?—