A US dermatologist has unveiled important facts about the poison ivy plant; this is in a bid to effectively tackle the skin problem breakouts and to enhance outdoor safety this summer. His medical updates were in response to varying reports and frightening rumours which claimed the plant could be much stronger and cause higher rates of itchy rashes.
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A professor at Pennsylvania State University at Hershey, Dr.David Adams informed that poison ivy’s sternness and number of cases have made a little change during the past 15 years as per The Sun Daily.
However, poison ivy rashes are most often acquired when people are pulling weeds from areas such as front yards.
What’s more the irritation takes time to develop, depending on prior exposure to urushiol oil.
If a person has been exposed to the oil before, the rash occurs fast in a short time period of one to two days.
In other cases, people disposing waste and debris and burning all the garbage make the oil airborne, causing anyone with exposure to the smoke to exhibit swelling and itching on the entire face.
Adams explained that although he treats the most severe cases of poison ivy during summertime, there is an uptick during the winter holidays when people remove dead vines from live Christmas trees. Contrary to popular belief, Adams says you can’t get poison ivy simply by brushing against its leaves.
According to the data by Adams, folks formed a toxins ivy irritated skin credited to urushiol petrol but a quarter of people do not have any reaction to this lethal essential oil.
Explaining the reason why some people develop rashes, Dr Adams says that the rash occurs because of a particular substance called urushiol oil which is present in the plant’s stem, leaves and roots. A poison ivy rash itself isn’t contagious.
One in four individuals will not have any reaction upon exposure, as stated by Dr. Adams.
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Mild, localised rashes are usually treatable by means of topical over-the-counter medications such as cortisone cream and calamine lotion, available in most local pharmacies. Most of the people suffer from a poison ivy rash because of the urushioil oil, a vibrant liquid.
