A 10-year-old male presents to his primary care provider reporting wheezing and difficulty breathing.History reveals that both of the child's parents suffer from allergies.Which of the following terms would be used to classify the child?

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Atopic individuals are genetically predisposed to the development of allergies.
Desensitization is a term used to describe the process of reducing the severity to allergies.
Hypersensitivity is an altered immunologic response to an antigen that results in disease or damage to the individual.
Autoimmunity is a disturbance in the immunologic tolerance of self-antigens.

A 10-Year-Old Male Presents to His Primary Care Provider Reporting