"Dangerous little monsters - under the microscope"
Created #5 .
ThinkQuest - questionnaire
Dear Doctor,
Thinkquest is a multinational research contest for young people. We participate in this contest with a research work on mites.
Our particular interest lies in the housedust allergy which is being caused by mites.
1. How important is the housedust allergy, compared to the other allergies which you treat ?
- high importance
- average
- low
2. The most frequent housedust allergy patients are ?
- small children
- teenagers
- age of 20-40
- age of 40-60
- patients over 60
- age doesn't matter
3. Does the sex have any importance?
- it is more common with female patients
- it is more common with male patients
- can be equally found with both genders
4. Are you observing any increase which is due to the seasons ?
- yes, increase in spring
- yes, increase in summer
- yes, increase in fall
- yes, increase in winter
- no
5. How high above sea level is your area ?
- - 100m above sea level
- 100m - 500m above sea level
- 500m - 1000m above sea level
- over 1000m above sea level
6. What measures do you usually recommend for your patients ?
- mattress cover, special bed-linen
- removal of carpets, soft toys etc
- dressing and combing in an extra room
- removal of pets
- removal of plants
- vacation in an especially suited area
- changing the house or appartement
- moving to another place
- give up smoking
- relaxation exercises
- giving up certain sports
- medication
- others ___________
7. How efficient are these measures ?
- complete healing
- strong reduction of the complaints
- little reduction of the complaints
- only temporary improvement possible
8. Which are in your opinion the main causes of this allergic reaction ?
- high humidity
- high dust contamination
- overexposure of immune system
- mental factors
- others ___________
9. What do you consider to be the main causes for the beginning of a dust allergy ?
- increased contact with allergic substances (at a very young age €)
- exagerated hygiene measures ( at a very young age€)
- increasing pollution
- increased strain at work
- constant overexposure to an irritating substance
- unhealthy living
- hereditary diposition
- stress or mental causes
- overexposure to medication or drugs
- strain through active or passive smoking
- pets
10. Do you think that dust allergies will have more importance in the future ?
- will be much more important
- will be a little more important
- no change
- will be less important
- can be treated more easily
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