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Poison ivy or poison oak
A rash that a person gets by coming into contact with poison ivy or poison oak plants.
Dr. Geoffreysss Rutledgeee reviewed this
41 years experience
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Baby 0-2 | |||||
Toddler 3-5 | Very common | ||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Very common | ||||
Senior 60+ | Very common |
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A 32-year old asked:
Are there medicinal uses for poison ivy or poison oak?
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A 49-year old asked:
What would you do to decide if you have poison ivy or poison oak?
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A 22-year old female asked:
How can you tell the rash of poison Ivy or poison oak? Are they contagious and how does it last? And how long does it itch?
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A 34-year old asked:
And which take the longest to go away poison ivy, poison oak, or sumac?
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A 35-year old asked:
Cures for poison ivy and oak?
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A 39-year old asked:
What work best to treat poison ivy or oak?
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A 32-year old asked:
How are poison ivy or oak rashes different?
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A 36-year old asked:
What does a poison ivy or oak rash look like?
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A 37-year old asked:
Poison ivy or oak, how to tell the difference?
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A 41-year old asked:
Whats the best treatment for poison ivy or oak?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there any differences between poison oak and ivy?
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A 42-year old asked:
How can i tell the difference between poison ivy or oak?
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A 41-year old asked:
What to do if I need to get rid of poison oak/ivy in the next 2 weeks. any remedies or suggestions?
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A 40-year old asked:
poison oak and poison ivy the same thing?
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A 37-year old asked:
What's good for poison ivy and poison oak?
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A 36-year old asked:
How can i get rid of poison oak or poison ivy?
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A 43-year old asked:
What will help treat poison ivy, oak, or sumac?
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A 34-year old asked:
Will hot water agitate a poison ivy / oak rash?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does the poison ivy and poison oak look identical?
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A 48-year old asked:
What's good to cure rash from poison ivy and poison oak?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you suggest any remedies for poison ivy, oak, sumac?
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A 23-year old asked:
What is the difference between poison oak and poison ivy?
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A 34-year old asked:
How do I tell the difference between poison oak and poison ivy?
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A 63-year old male asked:
Will poison ivy,, oak and sumak run its course without medication?
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A 42-year old asked:
What's the difference between poison ivy and poison oak? Are they in all parts of the U.S.?
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A 29-year old asked:
Why do people get poison ivy,oak and sumac really bad? It's different from person to person?
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A 30-year old asked:
I have poison ivy oak and sumac when will it clear up? One week? Can I still wrestle or have to wait?
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A 51-year old male asked:
I have raised red splotchy areas after being on vacation for a few days. It is itchy. No exposure to any type of poison oak, ivy etc?
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A 33-year old asked:
Is there an immunization for poison oak/ivy?
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A 34-year old male asked:
I have what seems to be poison ivy/oak on the back of my leg. Now the whole area has gotten swollen and extremely weepy. What's to be done?
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