title: I'm concerned that my young son might become allergic to our cat, but recently I heard that the cat might actually protect him from developing allergies. Should we keep the cat or not?
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Rosen
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D000906:Antibodies