By 
Eleanor Nelsen
 | 
TED-Ed Original

Why do people have seasonal allergies?

Ah spring. Grass growing flowers blooming trees budding. For those with allergies though this explosion of new life probably inspires more dread than joy. So what's behind this annual onslaught of mucus? Eleanor Nelsen explains what happens when your immune system goes rogue.

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