Hay fever or virus? For hypersensitive reaction victims, a season of fear

HAMBURG, Pa. — The spring breezes of 2020 are wearing extra than simply tree pollen. There’s a whiff of paranoia within the air. For hundreds of thousands of seasonal hypersensitive reaction victims, the once a year onset of watery eyes and scratchy throats is bumping up in opposition to the worldwide unfold of a brand new virus that produces its personal constellation of breathing signs. With coronavirus restrictions in position, interactions with nature may well be restricted to a snappy stroll during the group, but it surely’s now not onerous to note spring has sprung — bringing hypersensitive reaction season with it. Allergy signs are prone to build up throughout the following two to a few weeks as pollen