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Poison ivy, oak, and sumac contain an oil called urushiol that causes an allergic skin rash. These plants can be identified by their leaf structure, though some non-toxic plants look similar. To avoid ...

For all the time I spend digging, planting, pulling and weeding, one would think I’d have some poison ivy horror stories to tell, but I do not. I can’t say for sure whether I’m immune to the rash that ...

Poison ivy is no joke—it causes itchy, painful rashes in up to 50 million people every year, yet most of us couldn’t spot it if our hike depended on it. But now, thanks to a team of University of ...