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Why hay fever was once an aristocratic problem
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In the 1800s, sneezing at flowers was the ultimate flex of wealth. When seasonal allergies first entered the medical record, they primarily afflicted the wealthy, indoor-dwelling elite rather than the peasants working in the fields. Aristocrats proudly boasted of their 'sensitive' constitutions, completely unaware their hygienic isolation was destroying their immune tolerance.
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