/oss/taxonomy/term/6254/all en /oss/article/student-contributors-general-science/im-allergic-nuts-pollen-and-montreal-winters <p>As strange as it sounds, being allergic to the cold is a real thing, and it’s called “cold urticaria.” Compared with nut or pollen allergies, an allergy to cold temperatures is much less common, <a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8926165/">affecting around 0.05% of the population</a>, which is why you might not have heard of it before. However, like other allergies, people with cold urticaria will have a similar reaction.</p> Thu, 12 May 2022 13:31:07 +0000 Cat Wang 9109 at /oss