The chemical can still cause rashes even after the plant is dead, so getting rid of poison ivy in your yard safely requires ...

Poison oak rash is an allergic reaction to the leaves or stems of the western poison ... depending on the time of year. Like poison ivy and poison sumac, poison oak releases an oil called urushiol ...

We’ve all had those encounters when we’re walking around in forests. Is that shrub poison oak? We’ve also seen the Batman ...

Other symptoms to note: A poison ivy rash is extremely itchy and is often accompanied by swelling and blisters, Dr. Lal says. Sometimes these blisters are linear in appearance. If exposed to ...

Skin contact with the oil of a poison sumac plant leads to an itchy, burning, allergic skin reaction. You can’t contract the rash from another person, but the plant’s oil can transfer from ...

Treating a poison ivy rash usually involves prescription ... Size and location are the first things to consider when trying to identify a rash. “Something that’s localized with distinct ...

As more people venture outside to enjoy warm weather, knowing how to identify and avoid poison oak could help to avoid a future of headaches and itchy red rashes ... with poison ivy, but the ...

From eczema to allergic reactions to bug bites, here’s what common skin rashes look like in photos, and the symptoms that can help you I.D. the condition.