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Is Poison Ivy Contagious

Health Encyclopedia: Pneumonia Causes

Causes

Bacteria are the most common cause of pneumonia. However, pneumonia can also be caused by viruses, fungi, and other agents. It is often impossible to identify the specific culprit.

Many bacteria are grouped into one of two large categories by the laboratory procedure used to look at them under a microscope. The procedure is known as Gram staining. Bacteria are stained with special dyes, then washed in a special solution. The color of the bacteria after washing determines if they are gram-ne...

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Expert & Community Posts

Poison Ivy: "Leaves of Three Leave Them Be!"

By James Thompson, MD , Health Expert

...lead to contact dermatitis caused by exposure to poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. The... Read more »

Marijuana Might Help Cure Allergic Contact Dermatitis (a.k.a. Poison Ivy)

By Kevin Berman, MD, PhD , Health Expert

...notorious example of allergic contact dermatitis is poison ivy, in which there is a delayed... Read more »

The Connection Between Chronic Inflammation and Skin Cancer

By HealthGal , Health Expert

...actually painted a small portion of mice skin with poison ivy twice a week for 20 weeks in order... Read more »

A Rash or Skin Allergies?

By Sue Chung , Health Expert

...rashes include cosmetics, fragrances, nickel, latex, poison ivy, and many household detergents.... Read more »

Steroids and BG

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

..."standard steroids" for temporary conditions like severe poison ivy and for chronic conditions... Read more »

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Health Guide

Avoiding and Treating Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac Allergic Reactions

...department staff will probably see a greater number of people with contact dermatitis caused by exposure to poison ivy, poison oak or poison sumac. Many people have never seen poison ivy, or... Read more »

Anxiety Disorders: Introduction

...minutes or to spend inordinate amounts of time cleaning their surroundings in order to subdue the fear of contagion.Over half of OCD-sufferers have obsessive thoughts without the ritualistic... Read more »

Immunizations: Highlights

RotavirusRotavirus causes vomiting and watery diarrhea that can be especially severe in infants and young children. It is the most common cause of severe diarrhea in children and is... Read more »

Immunizations: Smallpox

SmallpoxVaccination against smallpox used to be routine in the US until 1972, and most older Americans bear the telltale small round smallpox vaccination scar on their upper arms. Immunity may last... Read more »

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Lifestyle Changes

The following are some tips for maintaining a healthy diet:Eat a diet low in saturated fats. Not all fats are unhealthy. Some studies suggest that omega-3 fatty acids, which are fat... Read more »

Images

Poison ivy, poison oak and poison sumac images

Learn more about poison plants. Find out what the poison plants look like so you can be careful when you are outdoors.... Read more »

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