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.
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/8435-1.asp
Dr. Greene - Poison Ivy, Poison Oak or Poison Sumac
Advice in a question and answer format.
http://www.drgreene.org/body.cfm?id=21&action=detail&ref=116
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.
http://www.healthy.net/library/BOOKS/HEALTHYSELF/FIRSTAID/poisonivy.htm
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.
http://www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/1354.html
MedicineNet: Poison Ivy, Oak & Sumac
Includes causes, who is susceptible, treatment if exposed, and prevention.
http://www.medicinenet.com/poison_ivy/article.htm
Outsmarting Poison Ivy and Its Cousins
US FDA advice on prevention and control of reactions, including common treatments.
http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/796_ivy.html
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.
http://www.bio.umass.edu/immunology/poisoniv.htm
Poison Ivy, Oak, and Sumac Information Center
Information on the causes, prevention, and treatment of the itching and painful rashes associated with contact of the oil called urushiol that is found in these plants. Includes numerous links to other information sources and websites on commercial products.
http://poisonivy.aesir.com/
Poison Ivy Tutorial
Pictures, reference, and quiz on poison ivy's identification, rash, treatment, and the urushiol oleoresin.
http://www.cattail.nu/ivy/
Poison Oak FAQ
General information, its history, treatments, etiquette rules, and anecdotes.
http://knoledge.org/oak/
RXinsider
Short informational monograph on poison ivy/oak/sumac and their treatment.
http://rxinsider.com/monographs/poison_oak_and_ivy.htm
Survive Outdoors Inc.
Detailed pictures of poison ivy rashes and lookalikes.
http://www.surviveoutdoors.com/emergency/poisonivy.asp
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