AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Many people love the arrival of the autumn season, for it marks the time of the year when days start to get cooler as more cold fronts pass. But it's also the time when some allergy sufferers might be thinking of bypassing fall and going straight to winter.

Here are some of the fall allergens that cause problems.

Perhaps the most dominant fall allergen is ragweed. Ragweed is one of those plants with a high amount of pollen. Just one ragweed plant can release over one billion grains of pollen into the air. Just knowing this could bring a huge case of the sneezes.

Once these pollens get airborne, they can travel for miles. This affects not only humans but also some pets.

The primary time for ragweed is late summer into the current fall season. Our KXAN pollen monitor sta

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