According to the American Academy of Dermatology Association, you should do the following: Immediately wash the part of your ...

Poison oak can be a pain and, for people who are highly sensitive to it, downright dangerous because all parts of this plant contain a chemical that causes an itchy, red rash and blisters.

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A flourishing poison ivy plant. Coming into contact with its sap oil will likely cause an itchy rash. iStock/Getty Images Plus. If you're not sure whether the plant in front of you is poison ivy ...

The rash caused by poison ivy, oak and sumac is the direct result of contact with an oily toxicant within the plant. The plant must be crushed or broken to release these oils.

(HealthDay)—Itchy, blistering rashes from poison ivy, oak and sumac are common and are caused by an oil in the plants called urushiol. Usually, you can deal with these rashes at home, the ...

With poison ivy, oak and sumac, it's the oil, urushiol. When it contacts the skin, the oil causes a rash, Thorsgard says. And contact needn't be directly with the plant to pick up the oil.

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Poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak can cause a red, bumpy rash from its transferred oils called urushiol.Ingesting other native Michigan plants, the nightshade plant for example, can be ...

It's impossible to contract poison ivy, oak or sumac by touching someone else's rash. However, if you come into contact with the oil on someone else's body or clothing, you can get a rash.