qondio.com/8pTm PRINT EMAIL
Is Poison Ivy Rash Contagious? By Sue Doenim Poison ivy rash will spread on the body of the person who has the rash, but the rash is not contagious and can not be caught by another person. When a person with poison ivy rash scratches the itchy rash, it causes the rash to become inflamed and spread. The only way to get a poison ivy rash is to come into direct contact with the oil of the poison ivy plant. Any time you are outdoors, it’s a good idea to use soap and water to wash any exposed body areas, like arms and legs, that may have come into contact with the poison ivy plant. Washing skin soon after exposure to the plant will remove any of the plant’s oil that may be on the skin and prevent a poison ivy rash from breaking out on the skin.

Contributed by suedoenim on March 1, 2010, at 2:06 PM UTC.

PLEASE VISIT THE CONTRIBUTOR'S WEBSITE

Answers To Your Gardening and Health Questions Gardening advice & Healthy Living Tips www.associatedcontent.com/user/98996/big....html

Reactions

No reactions yet.

Rate This Intel

Please login or sign up to rate this intel.

Comments

Please login or sign up to add a comment.

Spring is just around the corner and this is timely advise, Sue.
How soon after exposure, do you need to wash the infected area?
Thank you for sharing.
Best wishes.
Frederick

frederick Mar 2, 2010 08:01

Share

Copyright Notice

The copyright for this content entitled "Is Poison Ivy Rash Contagious?" has been specified by the contributor as:

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 Details

This content may be copied and distributed (but not modified), as long as a) it's for non-commercial use and b) the original author is acknowledged with a link back to the content page. If you use this content according to the license specified, you must link to the following URL:

http://suedoenim.qondio.com/

Login Here with Any Email Address Any Password Remember login No account? Sign up.

Intel Contributor

This intel was contributed by suedoenim

Qondio Archive

May, 2012 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2008 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2009 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2010 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2011 January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December 2012 January, February, March, April, May

Sign Up

Not a member yet? Qondio is a powerful network for making it online. If you have a website to promote, we can help. Sign up and get in on the action.

About Qondio

Welcome to Qondio! Discover the awesome power this network can deliver by going to our About page. Or you could skip straight to the Sign Up form.