a glove having a wrist portion that contains a removable protective cover over a gripping means . the cover is impermeable to contamination and protects the gripping means from exposure to any infectious substance that may come into contact with the glove during use . after use , the glove is taken off by first removing the protective cover and then using the clean gripping means to pull the glove off . if at least one glove in a pair is equipped with the protective cover of the invention and both gloves comprise gripping means , both gloves can be removed without contact by unprotected fingers with contaminated portions of either glove .