Poison oak and poison ivy, along with poison sumac all belong to the cashew family, Anacardiaceae. All three contain an oil that actually is a resin called urushiol that causes an allergic reaction (contact dermatitis) when it comes into direct contact with the skin of most people. Urushiol can also be transferred from other people, dogs and other pets, and clothing, tools or garden gloves if you touch them where they have the oils holding the resin on them.
Poison oak and poison Ivy are similar in appearance in that they each have a 3-leaf pattern. Poison Ivy grows as a shrub, bush or vine. The older vines, even if they have no leaves on them, can still hold resins. So, avoid touching older vines that look like they have "hairs" (aerial rootlets) on them. The stems attached to the leaves when younger often appear red. They also contain the urushiol. The ivy blooms in early spring. Once the flowers are pollinated, they produce small green berries that turn a creamy white in autumn.
Poison oak grows as a bush. The leaves of western poison oak may resemble oak tree leaves. Poison oak tends to be more prominent growing in the western half of the US, where as poison ivy is commonly found growing east of the Mississippi, and along most of the eastern and southern tier coastal regions and inland in most arboreal forests.
Treating poison ivy:
A less known "cure" for poison ivy is the "juice" of rhubarb stems. Like when using aloe vera, you break open the stalk and rub the viscous sap onto the area of the rash. It was suggested by an old Indiana farmer and, having used it (and nearly every commercial product and home remedy known to man) to stop the itch and dry up the rash from poison ivy, it is the best remedy found. It cools, soothes, stops the itch immediately, and then dries up the rash after only one or two applications.
Poison ivy is not an ivy at all but rather a herbaceous form of a woody perennial is one that contains an oily substance that actually is a resin Urushiol exists on the outer surface of its leaves, similarly exists inside all plants parts that is highly irritating to most humans. No other forms of ivy (i.e., baltic, english, persian, Boston) contain this known allergen.
Poison Ivy * Normally found throughout the United States with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii.
* Can grow as a vine or shrub.
* The leaves are glossy with a smooth edge or a tooth edge that always come in three's.
* In springtime they are reddish in color.
* Summertime they are green.
* Fall they can be yellow, orange or red.
* Can have white berries.
Poison Oak * In the Eastern United States it grows as low shrubs and on the Pacific Coast it grows as tall clumps or long vines.
* The leaves are fuzzy green and come in clusters of three.
* Leaves are lobed and have deeply toothed edges and round tips.
* Leaves resemble oak leaves.
* Can have yellow-white berries.
Poison Sumac * Normally grows as a small tree or tall shrub, in swamps or bogs in the Midwest, Northeast or Southeast.
* The leaf consists of clusters of seven to thirteen leaflets with a smooth edge or a tooth edge.
* In the spring, the leaves are the color of orange.
* In the summer, the leaves are green.
* In the fall the leaves are red, orange or yellow.
* Can have yellow-white berries. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A TWO VIDEOS GO TO:http://www.emergencysuppliesinfo.com/poison-ivy-treatments.html
The main difference between the rash from poison ivy and shingles is that a shingles rash is very painful. A shingles rash tends to be on only one side of the body. A rash from poison ivy can be in several places on the body.
Poison Ivy
Normally found throughout the United States with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii.
Can grow as a vine or shrub.
The leaves are glossy with a smooth edge or a tooth edge that always come in three's.
In springtime they are reddish in color.
Summertime they are green.
Fall they can be yellow, orange or red.
Can have white berries. Poison Oak
In the Eastern United States it grows as low shrubs and on the Pacific Coast it grows as tall clumps or long vines.
The leaves are fuzzy green and come in clusters of three.
Leaves are lobed and have deeply toothed edges and round tips.
Leaves resemble oak leaves.
Can have yellow-white berries. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND A VIDEO GO TO:http://www.emergencysuppliesinfo.com/poison-ivy-treatments.html
Poison Ivy
Normally found throughout the United States with the exception of Alaska and Hawaii.
Can grow as a vine or shrub.
The leaves are glossy with a smooth edge or a tooth edge that always come in three's.
In springtime they are reddish in color.
Summertime they are green.
Fall they can be yellow, orange or red.
Can have white berries. Poison Sumac
Normally grows as a small tree or tall shrub, in swamps or bogs in the Midwest, Northeast or Southeast.
The leaf consists of clusters of seven to thirteen leaflets with a smooth edge or a tooth edge.
In the spring, the leaves are the color of orange.
In the summer, the leaves are green.
In the fall the leaves are red, orange or yellow.
Can have yellow-white berries.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, PICTURES AND A VIDEO GO TO: http://www.emergencysuppliesinfo.com/poison-ivy-treatments.html
Some people have severe allergic reactions to these plants and can have swelling in the throat, breathing problems, weakness, dizziness, and bluish lips. Emergency medical care should be sought.
No, Both PI & PO are both equally irritating, in such they both contain presence of same resin known as URUSHIOL that is being held responsible for first causing the allergy hence rash
I don’t know how long poison lasts?
Poison Ivy can be spread to multiple locations while shingles will follow limited individual nerve paths on one side of the body. Additionally, shingles is very painful. Poison Ivy rash can sometimes be dotted trails along the leg if one walked through it. Inspect your entire body for multiple rashes from cross contamination to distinguish the two.
How does a rash on dog look like after Poinson Ivy
You can tell if you have poison ivy by the rash. You will start to see the rash 12- 48 hrs after being exposed. The rash is usually a straight line from where the plant hit you but can be more spread out if you where exposed by clothing, your pet, smoke, ect.
Yes, the fluid that oozes out of poison ivy blisters is clear yellowish or clear.
Yes. I've gotten a poison oak rash from exposure in Michigan and New Jersey.
Poison Ivy can be spread to multiple locations while shingles will follow limited individual nerve paths on one side of the body. Additionally, shingles is very painful. Poison Ivy rash can sometimes be dotted trails along the leg if one walked through it. Inspect your entire body for multiple rashes from cross contamination to distinguish the two.
Yes, shingles rash can look like bug bites as well as blisters. There is no one way that shingles looks.
no if you had chicken poks when you were little and you go through a lot of stress you can get shingles my grandma had them
Shingles
Shingle is a painful skin rash. The symptoms of shingles includes pain, burning, a numbness or tingling, itching, a red rash that begins a few days after the pain.
Sounds like Poison Oak or Poison Ivy to me.
Shingles is an outbreak of the chicken pox virus that causes a rash on the skin. But before the rash shows up, and after the rash is gone, the virus affects the nerves leading to the skin. Right before the rash shows up, a person affected by shingles might feel an itchy, burny pain in that area. After the rash is gone, the patient might have pain or discomfort in that area for some time -- again, related to the nerve involvement and not the skin rash itself. So, to be precise, shingles always develops "under the skin." The skin symptoms make it easiest to diagnose, but it's not the skin symptoms that cause the greatest aggravation with shingles.
it could possibly be shingles.
yes because i have had it on the elbow before.
A shingle is a fixture that is used to cover a roof. Shingles are made from different materials including asphalt, metal, and slate.
sit on poison ivy...
Could be shingles. Could be shingles. Could be shingles.