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Risk factors
By Mayo Clinic staffThe following factors increase your risk of developing a dust mite allergy:
- Family history. You're more likely to develop a sensitivity to dust mites if allergies run in your family.
- Exposure. Being exposed to high levels of dust mites, especially early in life, increases your risk.
- Age. You're more likely to develop dust mite allergy during childhood or early adulthood.
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- Tips to remember: What are "allergy shots"? American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. http://www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/whatareallergyshots.stm. Accessed Sept. 16, 2008.
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