Latex allergy allergy is an IgE (immune) mediated reaction to proteins found in the "Hevea brasiliensis" tree, a type of rubber tree. Testing for type I natural rubber latex allergy is through blood testing to determine if the patient is producing IgE antibodies to latex proteins. Anaphylactic shock can be provoked in allergic persons by the "previous" use of latex in an area: latex is typically powdered to prevent sticking, latex proteins become attached to the particles of powder, and the powder becomes airborne when the latex item is used, triggering potentially life-threatening Type I reactions when the latex-contaminated powder is inhaled
For the Term of His Natural Life "His Convict Bride" or "For the Term of Her Natural Life" (1918) also alluded to Clarke's work. Note that many different editions of this book exist. Dr Lurline Stuart (PhD), Research Associate at the National Centre for Australian Studies at Monash University, has produced an edition that shows a core text and the variations, with detailed commentary, from the other texts that were produced during Clarke's life. See http://hass.unsw.adfa.edu.au/ASEC/HNL_Blurb.html This edition contains various typographical errors throughout the text. For the Term of His Natural Life For the Term of His Natural Life, written by Marcus Clarke, was published in the