'Opening a book could kill me': English student is forced to drop out of university because of potentially fatal dust allergy

ENGLAND: An English student has been forced to drop out of university because she has a potentially deadly allergy to books. Kirsty Ashman’s severe allergies meant that grubby student accommodation and dusty lecture halls and could have killed her.

The 22-year-old ended up in hospital after trying to study in the library because dusty books triggered a severe asthma attack. And after trying to study at two universities, Ms Ashman has been forced to give up her dream of becoming an English teacher.