Information for Patients and Carers
Fast Facts - for concise information about allergy and other immune diseases for patients and carers. Detailed information on more than 140 topics is available by clicking on (selecting) the panels below.
Patient and carer support organisations are listed here: www.allergy.org.au/patients/patient-support-organisations
Health professional information is available here: www.allergy.org.au/hp/papers
ReadSpeaker is available on the ASCIA webpages for patients and carers, to further improve access for people with:
- Vision impairment, limited reading ability or learning disabilities, by allowing text to speech (TTS).
- Non-English speaking backgrounds - information can be translated into 20 different languages by highlighting the text and selecting 'translate’.
Content updated August 2022
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- Allergy and anaphylaxis
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- Allergy and the skin
- Allergy prevention
- Allergy testing
- Allergy treatment
- Asthma and allergy
- Autoimmunity
- Drug allergy
- Food allergy
- Food other adverse reactions
- Immune system
- Immunodeficiencies
- Insect allergy (bites and stings)
- Other allergies
Site last updated: 4 May 2023
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