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PARENTS: Not everybody with asthma has allergies. Not everybody with allergies has asthma. But there is a connection. For instance, 80% of children with asthma have allergies while 50% of adult asthmatics are affected. In all asthmatics that have allergies, allergies (to things like pollens, molds, and animal dander) may be significant triggers of an asthma attact. Allergies also make asthmatics more susceptible to non-allergic asthmatic triggers, such as viral infections. MY WORD: There seems to be a definite connection in some cases with allergies and asthma.