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No, although scratching damages the skin and leaves open wounds, which may infect.
Poison Ivy, Oak, Sumac -- all secrete Urushiol, an oil which causes the antigen reaction. Once it's absorbed or washed off, it's gone. The serous fluid in the resultant blisters is NOT antigenic.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoIt spreads through your blood. It cant spread to anybody else though. :] im so smarticle because i get it every year Dx it hurts! I am not lieing even ask your doctor
The rash and blisters are a reaction to the oily sap called urushiol that is found in poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumak. Your skin can be exposed to urushiol in several ways: through direct contact with the plant, or by touching gardening tools or other items that came in contact with the plant. Urushiol can remain on items for a long period of time, so you can continue to be exposed to it when you touch the clothing or shoes that you were wearing. Your pets can even get urushiol on them when running in the woods and then expose you to it.
Many people believe that the reaction is spread through your blood or by scratching and rubbing the blisters. However, urushiol is not found in your blood stream nor is it in the blisters. For this reason, the allergic reaction to poison ivy is not contagious from one person to another. It is only spread through direct contact with urushiol.
Depending on an individual's sensitivity to urushiol, and also the amount of urushiol that a person was exposed to, the reaction can occur within a few hours or days later. Also, some areas of your body are more sensitive, whereas some areas (such as the thick skin on the soles of your feed) take longer to react.
If poison ivy is continuing to spread on your body:
(1) You are continuing to have contact with a source of urushiol (either the plant itself or some object that came in contact with the urushiol).
(2) Some parts of your body had a more immediate reaction and some parts are having a delayed reaction.
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∙ 13y agoWash it with dish soap, dawn works best. It kills the active oil that starts the rash, urushiol. That can keep it from spreading.
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∙ 14y agoYes, then do not do it.
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Can poison ivy spread after you have washed the oil off?
It is very rare for a poison ivy rash to spread after the oil has been washed off.
Can blisters from poison ivy present on an individual be spread to another individual if the oils have not been present for some time?
NOT TOO MANY YEARS AGO, doctors as well as the public in general believed that poison ivy could be spread from oozing sores on the skin caused by poison ivy., we now KNOW that this is NOT true. The only way for poison ivy to spread is from the ORIGIONAL oils from the ivy plant that remains on the skin or the clothing. Once the oils are cleaned away from the skin or clothing, the only way to spread poison ivy is to come in contact with fresh oil from the plant.
How can you tell you have poison ivy?
You can tell if you have poison ivy by the rash. You will start to see the rash 12- 48 hrs after being exposed. The rash is usually a straight line from where the plant hit you but can be more spread out if you where exposed by clothing, your pet, smoke, ect.
Does poison ivy grow in North Carolina?
North Carolina has poison ivy as well as poison oak.
Does poison ivy have seeds?
Poison ivy has red berries, seeds inside.
Can poison ivy spread after you have washed the oil off?
It is very rare for a poison ivy rash to spread after the oil has been washed off.
Will poison ivy blisters spread the poison if broken open?
No, the poison will not spread from the fluid in the blisters. Only from the oil from the plant itself.
Can blisters from poison ivy present on an individual be spread to another individual if the oils have not been present for some time?
NOT TOO MANY YEARS AGO, doctors as well as the public in general believed that poison ivy could be spread from oozing sores on the skin caused by poison ivy., we now KNOW that this is NOT true. The only way for poison ivy to spread is from the ORIGIONAL oils from the ivy plant that remains on the skin or the clothing. Once the oils are cleaned away from the skin or clothing, the only way to spread poison ivy is to come in contact with fresh oil from the plant.
If poison ivy gets on honeysuckles and you drink the honey will you get poison ivy?
No, you will not get poison ivy.
What is posin ivy?
poison ivy is a piousness plant that gives you itchy bumps all over you body and is very easy to spread
What is the tagalog of poison ivy?
poison ivy
What causes a Skin rash with red lines?
Maybe poison ivy. if spaced very close together. If spaced 1\4 inch apart in sets of 2,3,4 or even 5 . . . .BED Bugs. they will itch but won't spread whereas poison ivy or oak spread where ever you itch.
Who is Poison Ivy's boyfriend?
Poison Ivy has no boyfriend.
How can you tell you have poison ivy?
You can tell if you have poison ivy by the rash. You will start to see the rash 12- 48 hrs after being exposed. The rash is usually a straight line from where the plant hit you but can be more spread out if you where exposed by clothing, your pet, smoke, ect.
Can babies get poison ivy?
Anyone can get Poison Ivy if you are allergic to it.
Why are you itchy sore and weeping?
poison oak or ivy, get it checked out. if it's weeping, it's going to spread.
What is ivy leaf?
Ivy leaf is poison ivy. Poison ivy is a leaf that gives you a bad itchy rash.
