Latex gloves are essentially used to prevent germs and bacteria entering infected areas when handling diseases. Regardless, the use of latex gloves can also provoke irritation or delayed hypersensitivity. Unfortunately at a growing rate, there have been reports of symptoms associated with the use of latex gloves including conjunctivitis, rhinitis, anaphylactic reactions and hives. More seriously, the harboring of gloves of natural latex also includes eczema of due contact to an agent irritating, eczema of allergic contact and reactions of immediate hypersensitivity. Allergies can occur depending on the exposure to latex gloves and what you have eaten in conjunction with tampering with latex gloves.

Workers particularly present a risk of having an allergy to latex. Those who have antecedents of atopie, for example. hay fever, cold, asthma or a food allergy with positive skin test seem to present an increased risk of allergy clinic to the latex. Certain medications such as soma may increase sensitivity to latex.  The persons that use or make products in latex (for example. gloves) or that are exposed uniformly or frequently to products in latex (for example. by interventions chirugicales repeated) seem to present an increased risk. Tropical fruit such as papayas and bananas can provoke reactions of crossed allergy.

To become more sensitized to the exposure of latex gloves, become more informed and educated. Consider your options when using latex gloves to determine if they are really needed for the situation you are in. Whenever possible, carry gloves non powdered hypo-allergenic, to reduce the skin exposition, as well as the exposition to the proteins of adsorbed latex on the grains of powder in suspension in the air.