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What is the diffrence between poison ivy poison oak and poison sumac? can you be allergic to one and not the other?
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Poison ivy: Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac are members of the plant genus toxicodendron. Exposure (brushing on clothes and the skin) any of them causes a rash called allergic contact dermatitis. Poison oak is most common west of the rockies, poison ivy to the east, and poison sumac in the southeast.
Answered 3/30/2020
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