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In spring people in Islamabad suffer from pollen allergy due to pollens shedding from Paper Mulberry Trees. A pollen count higher than 1500 is considered to be very high. Unfortunately, each year Islamabad sees the worst of pollen count ever been recorded in the world. A pollen count level higher than 5000, indicated an emergency condition for people sensitive to paper mulberry. The allergic conditions cannot be eliminated altogether, nevertheless, a few precautions can help lessen the severity of symptoms, and can identify a possible emergency situation.  

1. Wear a mask when you go out.
2. Take the medicines prescribed by your allergy specialist. 
3. If you have allergy/asthma symptoms and you have not visited a specialist yet, then take out time and visit a specialist soon. 
4. Drink lots of water to prevent yourself from getting dehydrated. 
5. While traveling keep your anti-allergy medicines and inhalers with you. 

In case of a sudden increase in your allergy/asthma symptoms, take the emergency medicines prescribed by your allergy specialist. These symptoms could be sneezing, runny nose, wheezing, difficulty in breathing, coughing, itchy eyes and skin etc. If you do not feel better then immediately, rush to the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT of a near by hospital.