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Could you tell me what happens if you got poison ivy from a friend?
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Not contagious: Poison ivy is not contagious however the oil, urushiol, may be what you came into contact with either by clothing or sometimes the oil is under fingernails of the person who came into contact with the poison ivy. It is not contagious.
Answered 4/11/2013
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