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Can you get poison ivy in your lungs from burning in a yard full of ivy?

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Dr. Randy Baker answered

Specializes in Holistic Medicine

YES- can be fatal!: One should never burn poison ivy. The smoke contains the oil and when inhaled it can cause a very serious, even potentially fatal reaction. This is a medical emergency that requires immediate treatment! see http://www.Poison-ivy.Org/html/faq.Htm.

Answered 4/27/2013

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