Latex - is a revised succus of a tree Hevea braziliensis that grows in Africa and Asia with addition of some chemical substances. The word latex is a synonym of 'natural rubber'. Latex is used in many fields and products.
Some masses are born with familial sensitivity to latex allergy. Nevertheless, a frequent contact with latex materials can cause allergy. In this case the hazard of getting such allergy rises. There is concerned association between food allergy and latex allergy. Recent inquiry has shown that people who suffer from latex allergy get besides allergic reactions to such fruits as bananas, kiwi, papaw, avo and peach. This interaction with food allergy really exists but the causes are yet unnamed.
Among the primary symptoms of latex allergy are modification of skin, oedema, redness and itch. The irritation of mucose tunica and asthma are likewise common.
The most dreadful consequence of latex allergy is anaphylactic blow. In this showcase antishock actions must be started straightaway and a patient need to get intramuscular shot of adrenalin. If it is essential this injection must be repeated every 5-20 minutes.
Latex allergy is incurable sickness - you can just fighting against its symptoms. The best way is to deflect the development of it.
As lately as 10-15 years ago this type of allergy was observed just among aborigines of some countries (e.g. Indonesia) who collected natural wood latex. Afterwards latex allergy was noticed among children later operative operations because of the contact with doctors' latex gloves. After AIDS had been observed the popularity of latex gloves raised dramatically, particularly among doctors and cleaners.
For this reason gloves manufacture began to get latex free gloves which consist of vinyl or nitrile. Such gloves are not as solid as latex and less tactile but they give necessary security and help allergic individuals greatly