Start by scrubbing your skin with soap and water as quickly as you canBy Consumer ReportsPoison ivy, along with poison oak ...

Here's a little help on what to avoid in your garden or on a walk and how to identify poison ivy, poison sumac and poison oak ...

You may have managed to dodge the dreaded rashes often associated with poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac, but that doesn ...

We are in peak poison ivy season in our area. That means poison ivy is at its worst and doing its best to spread to you.

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics reports strep throat and hand, foot and mouth this week. They’re also seeing an increase ...

Another poison ivy relative, poison sumac is a flowering shrub or woody plant that contains the same oil. However, it is considered more allergenic as it results in a very inflamed, painful, and ...

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.

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.

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.

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.

Contact with anything that touched the poison ivy, oak or sumac can cause a rash within 12 to 72 hours. These include pets, clothes, tools, shoes or a hiking backpack.