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What causes poison ivy?

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poison ivy is a plant stupid head. it grows on it's own

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If poison ivy gets on honeysuckles and you drink the honey will you get poison ivy?

No, you will not get poison ivy.


What is the tagalog of poison ivy?

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Poison Ivy has no boyfriend.


Is poison ivy a bacteria?

No. It is a plant; a flowering vine which is toxic and causes a severe rash when it touches the skin. Bacteria are microscopic organisms, and they can cause problems too, but they are different from poison ivy.


Can babies get poison ivy?

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Can you get poison ivy if you touch something that has been in it?

Yes, poison ivy plants have an oil coating on their leaves. If an animal or even a garden tool comes in contact with poison ivy and gets the oils on it you can get the oil on your skin through contact with that object. A delayed reaction to the oil is what causes the poison ivy rash. Technu and other companies sell a "soap"made for dissolving poison ivy oils off your skin, your pets, clothes, or even garden tools.


What causes a Skin rash with red lines?

Maybe poison ivy. if spaced very close together. If spaced 1\4 inch apart in sets of 2,3,4 or even 5 . . . .BED Bugs. they will itch but won't spread whereas poison ivy or oak spread where ever you itch.


What is ivy leaf?

Ivy leaf is poison ivy. Poison ivy is a leaf that gives you a bad itchy rash.


What if your poison ivy bubble is big?

If the poison ivy bubble is big it is not poison ivy but rather poison oak the same remities apply for ridding yourself of it


Is there a species of plants in Florida that causes welts and burning in the affected area?

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Will taking doxycycline help your poison ivy?

No, it will not. Doxycycline is an antibiotic; a drug that works against live bacterial parasites. Poison Ivy, on the other hand, causes its problems with a oil it secretes called Urushiol.


What is the substance in poison ivy or poison oak that causes an allergic reaction?

The substance is the same for both plants, it is an oily resin called urushiol.