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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. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Baby 0-2 | |||||
Preteen 6-13 | Very common | ||||
Teenager 14-18 | Very common | ||||
Young adult 19-40 | Very common | ||||
Middle-aged adult 41-60 | 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 35-year old asked:
What is the best way to stop the itching from poison ivy or poison oak? What's the best cream?
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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 27-year old female asked:
What can I do for poison ivy or poison oak . Got Medicean from the dr but I think it's getting worse. It has spread up my leg an is very swollen ?
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A 36-year old female asked:
I had either poison ivy or poison oak on my hands now the skin is really rough and peeling what should I do?
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A 40-year old male asked:
Hello Doc Got poison ivy or poison oak on my arms what's the best way to get it cleared up? Or is there a shot?
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A 33-year old asked:
What does my dad have, poison ivy, poison sumac, or poison oak rash? Or, do the rashes all look identical?
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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 37-year old asked:
Poison ivy or oak, how to tell the difference?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is there any differences between poison oak and ivy?
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A 24-year old male asked:
I got into some poison ivy or oak. Is there anything I can do to not get it?
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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 43-year old asked:
What will help treat poison ivy, oak, or sumac?
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A 45-year old asked:
How are reactions to poison ivy/oak/sumac treated?
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A 44-year old asked:
Does the poison ivy and poison oak look identical?
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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 33-year old asked:
What is the difference between poison ivy and poison oak?
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A 42-year old asked:
Could poison oak/ivy do real damage if it gets into your blood?
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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 33-year old asked:
Can poison oak and poison ivy get through long sleeves and pants?
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A 35-year old asked:
Please help! what is the difference between poison oak and poison ivy?
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A 37-year old asked:
Please let me know if there is any differences between poison oak and poison ivy?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Recently exposed to poison oak or poison ivy?
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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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