Does the rainforest have poison ivy?
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Yes it does.  Do you know what it looks like?
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Poison ivy: Treatment \n\nIf the rash is widespread or results in a large number of blisters, your doctor may prescribe corticosteroids. Antibiotics also may be prescribed if secondary infection occurs.\n\nPoison ivy is a form of contact dermatitis. When your skin touches the leaves of a poison ivy plant, it absorbs a small amount of an oily substance (urushiol) made by the plant. If you're allergic to this oil, your skin reacts with redness, itching, swelling and blisters.\n\nThis reaction can last up to three weeks even with treatment. In severe cases, new areas of rash may break out several days or even longer after initial exposure. This may give the appearance that the rash is spreading from its initial site. However, skin must come in direct contact with the oil from the plant in order to be affected. Scratching affected areas does not spread the rash.\n\nPrevention is the best medicine with poison ivy. Know what the plant looks like and where it's found in your area. You can also get poison ivy indirectly from contact with firewood or the fur of a pet that has the oil on it.\n\nAs soon as you have known contact with poison ivy, it may help to remove any exposed clothing as soon as possible. Then shower with soap and water to remove any excess oil on your skin from the plant. Wash your clothes before wearing them again. Reactions similar to those from poison ivy may also occur on contact with poison oak and poison sumac
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A lot of people have a really strong immune (spelling?) system. This helps them block off a lot of diseases, sickness, illness, and etc. I have been around a lot of poison ivy/oak but have never been affected because of my stronger immune system. The younger you are, the stronger your immune system is.
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Which Tropical Rainforest?  There is more than 1 you know.
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I remember a girl in the news who ended up inhaling a piece of the X'nas tree and ended up getting a horrid asthma attack.  For years she lived with it until she was operated on about 10 years later.  After extracting the snall twig the leaf parts still had chlorophyll in it.
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There is a great homeopathic remedy for poison ivy called Rhus Tox. Cortisone administered orally (such as a Medrol dosepak) is very effective if started within 24 hours of the onset. I don't believe there is any benefit to using topical cortisone.  Poison ivy will dry up on its own. The oil from the plant( urushiol) is what causes the blistering and the itching. So be sure to wash all clothing that has come in contact with the plant.
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wow cool name you have there =)\n\nmine is poison ivy\nmy family and friends call me that
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Poison Ivy can be very dangerous, I have it in my backyard. Put coritzone cream on your arm and flush your eye thoroughly. Maybe put a very subtle, light, moisturizer to keep your eye from swelling or becoming irritated and red.
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No, but did you hear?  Poison Ivy and MnG have been having an illicit affair?  Not with each other---They have both fallen in love with the same jar of marmalade.  I can't WAIT until they find out ole "jarry" is the same for each one of them!  They'll just DIE!
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Yes, I have. It was with a tropical plant. I can't tell you the name of it. But it was awful. I never touched that plant again and had my brothers pull it out and remove it from the yard.
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in every 2 min. an estimated 57 soccerfields are cut down in the rainforest. The rainforest is a sanctuary for odd and endangered animals and ppl too.
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Good luck. Brazil and other nations around the rain forests are economically desperate. How can you tell a man who is just trying to feed his family to do it elsewhere or argue logic about econmic damage? \n\nInstead, why not cultivate the rain forest elsewhere? \n\nInstead of prohibiting logging in the rain forrest and other sensitive areas plant a tree in YOUR area. Plant lots of them and not just any tree. Do a little research as to which ones do not spew pollution. Yes certain kinds of trees are worse for our air than cars. \n\nRestrictive anything is not the solution for any problem. So called environmentalists have to get out of the banning mind set if they wish to do the environment any good. Positive solutions work. Negitive solutions only hurt people and rarely help your cause.
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Once in the morning and once at night.\n\nIf you have manzanita plants in your area, pick a few leaves and boil them in water.  Then dab the liquid on the rash.  It dries up poison oak within a couple of days.  I hope it works on poison ivy.
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From a South American rainforest:\n\nTrees: "palo rosa" Aspidosperma polyneuron, a tree from the emergent stratum.\n"guatambú blanco", Balfourodendron riedelianum, a tree from the canopy (continuous upper layer)\nbamboo, Guadua chacoensis, from the underbrush\nEpiphytes: Oncidium bifolium, an orchid, Microgramma, climbing ferns.
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Rainforest destruction and Global warming.
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• The best way to avoid getting a rash from poison ivy, oak or sumac is to stay away from the plants. You can't get a rash from just standing near a patch of poison ivy ­ the urushiol oil in the plants, which causes the rash, can only transfer to your skin by direct contact.\n\n• However, your pet can run through a patch of poison ivy, oak or sumac and get the urushiol on its fur. Then when the animal jumps up on you, or you pet it the urushiol can transfer to your skin. Dogs seem to be immune to the oil, but many a dog lover has developed a serious rash from the oil on his pet's fur.\n\n• Avoid burning poison ivy, oak or sumac. Poison ivy vines often grow around trees and can be easily overlooked and tossed into a campfire. The smoke can carry the urushiol oil into your respiratory system causing serious allergic reactions inside your nose, throat and lungs. If you believe you have inhaled smoke from burning poison ivy, see a doctor immediately, the allergic reaction can be very serious.\n\n• If you are going to be hiking in a wooded area where these plants live, wear protective clothing ­ long-sleeved shirts, long pants tucked into your socks or boots and cloth or leather gloves. There are some barrier creams that have been shown to help prevent the oil from getting on your skin.\n\n• If you get the oil on your skin, wash as soon as possible with lots and lots of cool water. The sooner you wash, and the more water you use, the less likely you will be of getting a rash.\n\n• Although a number of studies have been done on treating the rashes, no one has proven that any home remedies really work. The most common suggestions are to apply calamine lotion to the rash or rub the rash with an ice cube. These remedies may or may not work, but they probably won't cause any harm.\n\n• If the rash covers more than 20 percent of your body, or develops in sensitive areas like the eyes, mouth or genitals, see a doctor immediately. Physicians can prescribe steroids in either cream form or by injections that may decrease the allergic reaction. Extremely sensitive people may need to be hospitalized.\n \nExcerpted from Woodall's Monthly Regional RV/Camping Publications.
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Walk barefoot over 100 yards of hot coals.  I will surely feel the poison ivy.  But I can walk/ run fast and not feel the hot coal underneath my feet.