Allergies are a chronic condition of the immune system overreacting to ordinarily harmless substances in pets, flowers, and medication.
My ASL Dictionary has a cartoon of a Paramedic in a PPE outfit with a gown, gloves, and face shield showing the ASL hand sign for ALLERGIC.
The Index finger touches the nose as both index fingers touch each other and pull away, similar to the hand sign for OPPOSITE.
A Canadian variant of ALLERGY has the forefinger of the X hand tap the throat twice, a little harder to see in the Paramedic’s Isolation gown.
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