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Latex Allergy

Latex is a milky fluid that comes from the tropical rubber tree. Hundreds of everyday products contain latex. Repeated exposure to a protein in natural latex can make you more likely to develop a latex allergy. If your immune system detects the protein, a reaction can start in minutes. You could get a rash or asthma. In rare cases you could have a severe reaction called anaphylaxis.

Your doctor may use a physical exam and skin and blood tests to diagnose it. There are medicines to treat a reaction, but it is best to try to avoid latex. Common latex products include:

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  1. Latex Allergy (National Library of Medicine)  
    ... can make you more likely to develop a latex allergy. If your immune system detects the protein, a ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/latexallergy.html - Health Topics
  2. Managing latex allergies at home 
    If you have a latex allergy, your skin or mucous membranes (eyes, mouth, nose, or other moist areas) react when latex touches them. A severe latex ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000500.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Latex allergies - for hospital patients 
    If you have a latex allergy, your skin or mucous membranes (eyes, mouth, nose, or other moist areas) react when latex touches them. A severe latex ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000499.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Latex Allergy: A Prevention Guide (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health)  
    Latex Allergy/Learn More ... Latex Allergy ... National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ... for some workers, exposures to latex may result in allergic ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/98-113 - External Health Links
  5. Home Healthcare Workers: How to Prevent Latex Allergies (National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health) - PDF  
    Latex Allergy/Learn More ... Latex Allergy ... National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health ... PDF
    https://www.cdc.gov/niosh/docs/2012-119/pdfs/2012-119.pdf - External Health Links
  6. Latex Allergy (American Academy of Family Physicians)  
    Latex Allergy/Learn More ... Latex Allergy ... American Academy of Family Physicians
    https://familydoctor.org/condition/latex-allergy/?adfree=true - External Health Links
  7. Latex allergy (image) 
    Allergy to latex products may manifest itself in simple dermatitis, or in a more serious whole body reaction, anaphylaxis. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/19328.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Are There Disorders or Conditions Associated with Neural Tube Defects (NTDs)? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Neural Tube Defects/Related Issues ... Neural Tube Defects ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From the National ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/ntds/conditioninfo/disorders - External Health Links
  9. Are There Disorders or Conditions Associated with Spina Bifida? From the National Institutes of Health (Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)  
    Spina Bifida/Related Issues ... Spina Bifida ... Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development ... From the National Institutes of ...
    https://www.nichd.nih.gov/.../conditioninfo/disorders-conditions - External Health Links
  10. Papaya 
    ... the safe side and stick to food amounts. Latex allergy: If you have a latex allergy, use caution with papaya or products that contain ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/natural/488.html - Drugs and Supplements
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