Spring Weather Brings Student Allergies

Ethan Edvenson
Cartoonist

                Spring is here! The snow has melted, the weather is warming up, and soon the flowers will be blooming and the leaves sprouting. However, with those plants comes airborne pollen and which cause what most call “allergy season”.

Trees are the main cause in the spring as they begin to release pollen in order to reproduce. Since this is the only way it can do this, mass amounts of it are spread right into the breeze. For those with allergies, when the pollen enters or comes in contact with their body, their immune systems react by making lots of inflammatory substances (AKA snot) and can cause a range of reactions.

 If you have these conditions, take allergy medicine daily, check up with a doctor or allergy professional if you are unsure of what you react towards, and try to refrain from being places where there could be more allergens.

Also, remember to contain your sickness instead of spreading it by means of washing your hands often or using hand sanitizer, coughing into your elbow, and refraining from breathing on other people. Even if another person doesn’t have allergies, you can still make them sick with your germs.

"I have allergies, they suck but spring is worth it," said sophomore Brooklyn Draisey.