1.   Initially, the latex protein gets into the body along several pathways, which creates the allergy.

2.   Life-threatening reactions usually occur in people who are already sensitized to latex proteins.

3.   One such alert warned specifically against powdered latex gloves, noting that the powder can become airborne and cause inhalation of latex proteins.

4.   The fruits contain proteins similar to the latex proteins that produce allergic reactions.

5.   The major element of the program was to identify those rubber gloves that were low in the latex protein that causes the allergy and use those exclusively.

6.   The latex protein in the glove that causes the allergy combines with the powder during the manufacturing process.

7.   The powder, used to make gloves easier to put on, can latch onto latex proteins and aerosolize them.

8.   While this is not life-threatening, some people may have a reaction to the latex protein itself.

9.   Latex proteins can bind to the powder used to mold the balloons and spread in the air when a balloon is inflated or bursts.