11.   The longer the exposure, the worse the symptoms, said Lockwood, a former surgical technician who developed a latex allergy.

12.   Williams recently confirmed that some latex gloves are contaminated with endotoxin, which makes those exposed to it more sensitive to the proteins that produce the latex allergies.

13.   Symptoms of latex allergies can include skin rashes and asthma, and in some cases can cause death.

14.   These consumers can help the industry by hosting preventive measures such as latex allergy education or avoidance by highly sensitised individuals.