|  Latex Allergy乳胶过敏
An increasing number of Americans are becoming allergic to latex, a natural substance derived from the milky sap of the rubber tree. 越来越多的美国人正变得过敏，乳胶，自然物质来自银河系SAP公司的橡胶树。 Found in Africa, latex is used to make a variety of products, including rubber gloves, balloons, tires, condoms and diaphragms, and elastic bands. 发现在非洲，乳胶是用来制造各种产品，包括橡胶手套，气球，轮胎，避孕套和隔板，和弹性阶。 They may also be found in healthcare products, such as catheters, intravenous tubing, dressings, stethoscopes, syringes, and bandages. 他们也可能发现在医疗保健产品，如导管，静脉油管，调料， stethoscopes ，针筒，和绷带。 Many of these products cannot be avoided by both the consumer and the healthcare worker, so how can you control latex allergy reaction? 许多这些产品是不能回避的，由双方消费者和医疗保健工作者，所以你如何能控制乳胶过敏的反应呢？
First, you need to know that there are actually two sources of latex allergy, producing two distinct allergic reactions. 首先，您需要知道有实际上有两个来源乳胶过敏，产生两种截然不同的过敏反应。 The first type of latex allergy affects the immune system, resulting in minor skin rash. 第一类乳胶过敏，影响免疫系统，导致在轻微皮疹。 This type is often blamed on the chemical additives used in making the gloves. 这类型的往往归咎于对化学添加剂的使用在使手套。
The second latex allergy is a full-fledged allergic reaction to the latex itself. 第二乳胶过敏是一个完全成熟的过敏反应乳胶本身。 It results in more serious reactions, causing the person to develop itchy, red hives, rhinitis/hay fever, a runny nose, and asthma. 它的结果更严重的反应，造成人的发展，发痒，红荨麻疹，过敏性鼻炎/花粉症，流鼻水，和哮喘。 In extreme cases, latex allergy may also cause anaphylaxis, a restriction of the air due to airway swelling, which, if not treated promptly, can cause sudden death. 在极端情况下，乳胶过敏也可能造成过敏反应，限制空气，由于气道肿胀， ，如果不及时治疗，可能导致猝死。
The increase in prevalence of latex allergy is largely due to the increase of latex use. 增加在流行乳胶过敏，主要是由于增加乳胶使用。 In the medical industry, doctors have been using latex to protect themselves from infectious diseases when touching a patient’s blood, urine, feces, or other organism that may pass on an infection. 在医疗行业，医生一直使用的胶乳，以保护自己免受传染病在谈到病人的血液，尿液，粪便，或其他生物可能通过对感染。 In addition, more and more medical professionals these days are using latex gloves for simple procedures that never required gloves in the past, such as checking the pus in a patient’s hand. 此外，越来越多的医疗专业人员，这些天来所使用的乳胶手套为简单的程序，从来没有所需的手套，在过去，如检查脓在一个病人的手。
As a result of this increased exposure to latex, the occurrence of latex allergy also increased. 作为一个结果，这增加了接触乳胶，发生乳胶过敏也有所增加。 Also, airborne latex particles have also been inhaled, triggering allergic reactions to people predisposed to develop latex allergy. 此外，机载乳胶粒子也被吸入，引发过敏反应的人倾向于发展乳胶过敏。 A study confirmed that cornstarch used to coat the latex for easier use in putting gloves on and off absorbs the proteins and shed them into the air. 一项研究证实，玉米淀粉用于外套乳胶更容易使用的把手套和关闭吸收蛋白质和大棚他们到空气中。 This results in more people inhaling the particles, prompting latex allergy response. 这个结果在更多的人吸入颗粒，促使乳胶过敏的反应。
Another way for you to avoid latex allergy reaction is to get yourself skin or blood-tested to determine if you have a positive response to latex. 另一种方式为你避免乳胶过敏的反应，是让自己的皮肤或血液测试，以确定如果您有一个积极的回应，乳胶。 Knowing whether you have the allergy or not is always the first step in preventing the condition from occurring in the first place. 不知你是否有过敏或不能始终是第一步，在防止条件发生摆在首位。 So once you know, you can now take proper steps to avoid what causes your latex allergy. 所以一旦你知道，你现在可以采取适当的步骤，以避免的原因是什么您的乳胶过敏。
For skin tests, a small solution of latex components is injected into the skin. 为皮肤试验，一个小的解决方案，乳胶成分注入到皮肤。 The one conducting the test will know if you are allergic if swelling in the area occurs. 一个进行测试会知道如果你是过敏性肿胀，如果在该地区发生。 Another method is blood testing. 另一种方法是血液测试。 To test for latex allergy, a sample of your blood is taken and checked for certain types of allergy-producing antibodies, called IgE (immunoglobulin E). 测试乳胶过敏，样本您的血压是采取和检查某些类型的过敏产生抗体，所谓的IgE水平（免疫球蛋白 E ） 。
For a person with latex allergy, exposure to latex could result in a number of symptoms, some of them even life-threatening. 一个人与乳胶过敏，接触乳胶可能会导致一些症状，有的甚至危及生命。 The signs may include nasal congestion, a runny nose, and asthma-like symptoms, including shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and wheezing. 迹象可能包括鼻塞，流鼻水，和哮喘样症状，包括呼吸急促，呼吸困难，喘鸣。 Other symptoms include skin rashes, pus, and itchy skin. 其他症状包括皮肤疹，脓，皮肤发痒。
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