Broader types of Latex allergies:
Prevalance of Latex allergies: 1-6% (NIAID)
Prevalance Rate of Latex allergies: approx 1 in 100 or 1.00% or 2.7 million people in USA [about data]
Prevalance of Latex allergies:
Estimates of the prevalence of allergy to latex allergens in
the general population vary widely, from less than 1 percent to 6
percent.[6,7] (Source: excerpt from Allergy Statistics: NIAID)
Complications of Latex allergies:
see complications of Latex allergies
Causes of Latex allergies: see causes of Latex allergies
Risk factors for Latex allergies:
see
risk factors for Latex allergies
Symptoms of Latex allergies: see symptoms of Latex allergies
Complications of Latex allergies: see complications of Latex allergies
Onset of Latex allergies: Usually soon after exposure to latex.
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Latex allergies.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Latex allergies.
Treatments for Latex allergies:
see treatments for Latex allergies
Research for Latex allergies:
see research for Latex allergies
Organs and body systems related to Latex allergies include:
Main name of condition: Latex allergies
Other names or spellings for Latex allergies:Research the causes of these diseases that are similar to, or related to, Latex allergies:
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