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Warm, wet spring kicks allergies into high gear

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Category: Mold & Health | Tags: asthma allergies mold spores

If you think this spring's allergies are bad, you're right.

Blame the weather.

Days of drenching rain, quickly followed by temperatures that soared into the 90s, produced an "explosive" allergy season, said Dr. Theodore Falk of Teaneck Allergy Associates.

"Usually, the pollen pulses out over a six-to-eight week period," he said. But trees that normally wait until May suddenly burst into bloom in April.

Tree pollen, the fine green powder coating cars and outdoor surfaces, isn't the only culprit, though.

"We had a burst of mold spores even before the tree pollen started to form," from all the rain, said Dr. Stuart From of Englewood Allergy. "There was so much ground water, all the trees needed was a little warmth and — boom!"

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