JarJar Odd asked: Does toxic pollen exist?
Can pollen allergy cause an anaphilactic reaction bad enough to kill someone?
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May 10th, 2007 at 6:40 am
Some person may have such a severe allergy that it could, but it would be a rare case.
May 12th, 2007 at 8:34 pm
It might good question!!!
May 16th, 2007 at 12:09 am
no, or we would all be dead by now!
May 18th, 2007 at 8:18 am
i dont think it has ever happened before but technically it is possible for some one to go into anaphalactic shock if they have a bag enough of an allergy to pollen
May 20th, 2007 at 8:57 am
if you are allergic it can cause severe damage, death is possible, but i don’t think there is such a thing as ‘killer pollen’
May 21st, 2007 at 9:36 pm
In a worst case allergy reaction, yes. ~
May 24th, 2007 at 8:33 pm
A person reacting so bad towards pollen that they suffer an anaphylactic shock could die from it, yes.
But in the case of an allergy, it is not the pollen that kills, it is the body’s misguided reaction towards an otherwise perfectly harmless trigger substance.
Related, but different: Many moulds release spores that are highly toxic. A person exposed to high concentrations of these over a longer period of time could die from that.