First Aid for Poison Ivy - Advice on avoiding and treating reactions from exposures to poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac, which are the most common plants that cause a skin rash.
Poison Ivy: an Exaggerated Immune Response to Nothing Much - Brief technical article on allergic reactions to poison ivy, including physiology, treatment options and links to related information.
Go Ask Alice!: Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac - Advice on symptoms and treatment, including when to seek emergency medical care. From Columbia University Health Education Program.
RXinsider - Short informational monograph on poison ivy/oak/sumac and their treatment.
Dr. Greene - Poison Ivy, Poison Oak or Poison Sumac - Advice in a question and answer format.
Poison Ivy Tutorial - Pictures, reference, and quiz on poison ivy's identification, rash, treatment, and the urushiol oleoresin.
Allergy: Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac - Consumer health resource center providing and overview of the key identifiers, symptoms, and treatments of three topical plant allergies. From eMedicine Health.
Survive Outdoors Inc. - Detailed pictures of poison ivy rashes and lookalikes.
MedicineNet: Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac - Includes causes, who is susceptible, treatment if exposed, and prevention.
Outsmarting Poison Ivy and Its Cousins - US FDA advice on prevention and control of reactions, including common treatments.
Poison Oak FAQ - General information, its history, treatments, etiquette rules, and anecdotes.
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