Why am I allergic to raw egg but not cooked egg?

Moment of Um

American Public Media

Kids & Family, Education For Kids

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🗓️ 23 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Some people have allergic reactions to foods like peanuts, sesame, and raw eggs. But when people with egg allergies eat cooked eggs, there’s no reaction. What’s up with that? We asked pediatrician Liz Placzek to help us find the answer.

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0:00.0	From the brains behind brains on, this is the Moment of Um.
0:04.1	Moment of Um comes to you from APM Studios. I'm Whitley, the white blood cell.
0:23.5	Um...
0:25.4	It's my first day working here as a white blood cell in the immune system.
0:32.6	It's my job to help keep this human body healthy by getting rid of bad microbes and other tiny stuff.
0:39.3	And I am nervous.
0:43.0	What if a virus comes along?
0:45.3	What if there's an infection that I have to fight?
0:48.3	I've studied hard and learned all the different shapes and profiles of the three billion most common micro-baddies.
0:55.2	And hang on.
0:57.7	What is that?
1:00.0	Is that a rogue salmonella cell?
1:03.2	Ha!
1:03.9	It's happening.
1:04.8	Invader!
1:05.6	Invader!
1:06.5	Sell the alarm!
1:08.5	Wait.
1:09.5	What?
1:10.4	It's not cell manella? It's not salmonella?
1:13.1	It's just some raw egg proteins.
1:15.1	Oh, geez.
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