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Spring officially starts March 20, but we're already in allergy season.
春季一般是从3月20日正式开始，但我们现在已经进入了过敏季节。
Let's talk about the signs, the symptoms, the treatments, and how to keep from getting sick.
接下来我们就来谈谈过敏季的标志、症状、治疗方法，以及如何避免生病。
So you may have heard of allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever.
你可能听说过过敏性鼻炎，也被称为花粉症。
This is when your body reacts to tiny particles in the air that are considered allergens.
这通常会出现在当你的身体对空气中被认为是过敏原的微小颗粒产生反应时。
Some common indoor and outdoor allergens that can act as triggers include pollen from trees, weeds, and plants.
一些常见的室内和室外过敏原可能会作为触发因素，包括来自树木、杂草和植物的花粉。
Mold, pet dander, dust mites, even cockroach droppings and saliva can cause your body to release a natural chemical called histamine.
霉菌、宠物皮屑、尘螨，甚至蟑螂粪便和唾液，都会导致你的身体释放一种叫做组胺的天然化学物质。
So once your body releases this chemical, that's when you get symptoms like sneezing, runny nose, mucus, and sore throat.
当你的身体释放这种化学物质时，你就会出现打喷嚏、流鼻涕、粘痰和喉咙痛等症状。
People usually confuse these symptoms with the common cold.
人们通常会将这些症状与普通感冒混淆。
The main difference is an itchy nose, throat and eyes, comes with allergies, while a cold is more likely to cause muscle aches or fever.
两者主要的区别是，鼻子、喉咙和眼睛发痒是过敏引起的，而感冒更有可能引起肌肉疼痛或发烧。
So if you start to feel these symptoms, you want to react right away.
所以如果你开始感觉到这些症状，你要马上做出反应。
Treatment comes in many forms through over the counter, antihistamines, such as Claritin, Zyrtec and Allegra.
治疗有多种形式，如使用非处方药、抗组胺药，比如氯雷他定、茶苯海明、西替利嗪。
There are also nasal sprays or allergy shots from a doctor.
也可以用医生开具的鼻腔喷雾剂或过敏针剂。
You can't prevent allergies completely, but lifestyle changes can help.
你无法完全预防过敏，但改变生活方式可能会有所帮助。
Avoid touching your face and rubbing your eyes or nose, close windows in your home and car, keep pets off your furniture, use filters in your vacuum cleaner and air conditioner to reduce the amount of allergens in the air.
避免触摸你的脸、揉你的眼睛或鼻子；关上你家和车的窗户；让宠物远离你的家具；在你的吸尘器和空调上使用过滤器来减少空气中的过敏原。
