Actually NO it is not contagious from person to person. You MUST come into contact with the plant to get the rash. It is a myth that you CAN catch it from another person! True, you can't get the rash from someone's rash or blisters. However, if a person or pet has recently touched the plant and still has the plant's oils on their skin or fur they can transfer it to you.
A window of 12-72 hours is the range within which the allergic reaction to poison ivy [Toxicodendron diversilobumand Toxicodendron pubescens] tends to show up. Chances are that the reaction will show up closer to the lower than to the upper range. But a way of preventing or lessening the reaction is the washing of the affected area several times, and thoroughly, with soap and water.
it is only contagious as long as you have the serum on you. once you take a shower and get it off of you it is no longer contagious, but you need to make sure anything that came in contact with it needs to be washed as well if not the person that touches it could get it also. if you burst a blister it is not contagious the blisters are a natural reaction from our body to get rid of it.
RN
Poison ivy is based on the oil from the plant. As long as there is some chance of plant oil being on your clothing or skin that touches another person, they can get a reaction too.
No
2-3 weeks
No. Poison oak is not a tree, but a vine. Oak trees grow from acorns.
Burning poison oak (or poison ivy or poison sumac) can release the urushiol, which is the oily substance in poison oak that many (but not all) people have strong reactions to. Worse, the urushiol will be carried in the smoke from the fire, and it will get into the lungs of anyone who breathes in the smoke. If you think that having poison oak on your arms and legs is bad, just imagine having that poison oak reaction on the inside of your lungs.Bottom line: do not ever burn poison oak.
sumac
Urushiol
Yes. I've gotten a poison oak rash from exposure in Michigan and New Jersey.
poison oak has five leaves....i think
No. Poison Oak is a different species than oak trees. Poison Oak is a shrub with leaves that look similar to an oak trees.
No. Poison oak is not a tree, but a vine. Oak trees grow from acorns.
Poison oak is a green plant, not a bacteria or virus.
nothing really
those are poison
Burning poison oak (or poison ivy or poison sumac) can release the urushiol, which is the oily substance in poison oak that many (but not all) people have strong reactions to. Worse, the urushiol will be carried in the smoke from the fire, and it will get into the lungs of anyone who breathes in the smoke. If you think that having poison oak on your arms and legs is bad, just imagine having that poison oak reaction on the inside of your lungs.Bottom line: do not ever burn poison oak.
Poison oak can refer to one of two species of the genus Toxicodendron that are native to North America. Toxicodendron diversilobum, or Rhus diversiloba, which is the Western Poison oak, or Toxicodendron pubescens, or Rhus pubescens, which is the Atlantic Poison oak.
sumac
Poison ivy and poison oak are plants that cause an allergic skin reaction in most people who are exposed to them.
Urushiol
poison ivy, poison oak