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Question

i might have gotten poison ivy and i was wondering,,,
is it contagious?

Answer 1

The poison ivy rash is not contagious. When a person touches the poison ivy leaf, a substance on the surface of the leaf (a resin) rubs off. Over the next 48 to 72 hours the skin reacts to the resin by becoming red and developing bumps and blisters at and around the site where the resin was. It can be very itchy and uncomfortable, especially for children, but will eventually go away, though it may take weeks. Sometimes prescription creams or medications are given to help it resolve faster.

The fluid inside the blisters is not contagious, and will not cause poison ivy if another child touches it. The "spreading" of poison ivy on one person that you are describing, is due to different factors. When the resin touches the skin or clothing it sticks there until it is washed off. Often, people do not know that they have touched poison ivy, and may end up spreading the resin to other parts of their body with their hands or their clothing over the next day, until they've washed their hands or taken a bath. Since the rash doesn't occur until two or three days later, it can appear as though successive crops of blisters are developing over a one or two day period, all from that same exposure to the resin of the poison ivy plant.

There are some things you can do to prevent poison ivy: First, know what the plant looks like, and try to avoid it; next, wear clothing that will protect the skin if you know you will be in area where poison ivy is present; and last, wash up well as soon as possible after coming in from being out in the woods, including washing of the clothing that you wore. The less time the resin sits on the skin, the milder the reaction is likely to be.

Answer 2

With poison ivy, the oils from the plant are what give you the rash, you need to wash off the oils. If someone touches the oils on your skin before you wash it off that person will get a rash. Once you've wash the skin and gotten rid of the oils, the rash is not contagious

Answer 3

yes if u touch some1. the best stuff ive found that works is Ivy-Dry. u can get it at Walmart or a similar store. It burns at first but it really helps.

I live by the woods so i have poison ivy alot. except this year i think ive grown immune to it. like my dad. he can go out n roll in the stuff butt naked n he wouldnt get it. hahaha

Good Luck!

P.S. try not to scratch it will make it worse.

Answer 4

Yes it is contagious only if the fluid in the little blister get on another person. Use something to stop the itch and just wait it out your immume system will destory it in a few days.

Answer 5

Yes It is very contagious...Don't scratch it or it will get worse....My cousin just got poison ivy too...so it must be a bad summer to get it..

Answer 6

Yes. It is contagious. Tell your mom. Take a shower, immediately wash your clothes, and put something on your poison ivy to help it.

Answer 7

Yes! Poisen Ivy is VERY contagious. Unless its all died up its okay. But try and stay away from people.

Answer 8

i got in poison iv with a bunch of friends on accident and i dont think it was really a problem the next day it was gone.. i did take benidryl though and it stopped the itching

Answer 9

Yes I think it is, cuz poison ivy is a sap from a ivy leafe

Answer 10

if they like scratch it and it starts to bleed and somehow the blood gets on you, then it's contagious, but if they just brushed against you, you have nothing to worry about.

some people (like me) are not allergic to it, so they just can't get it. I could like roll around in it and it wouldn't be any different from rolling in the grass. (no i haven't tried that, but i walk through it all the time in the woods and nothing every happens)

but a lot of people are allergic, so be careful