Eli5 — how do those skin prick allergy tests work? Do they show how your body metabolizes things?

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Eli5 — how do those skin prick allergy tests work? Do they show how your body metabolizes things?

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It’s a little needle that has a tiny bit of the substance in it that you could react to, pierces your skin, so your body reacts to it if you’re allergic