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what's the difference between hives, poison oak, and poison ivy?? how do you get hives and what do they look like? what does poison oak & ivy look like?
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Hives are a reaction to an allergie. Many things can cause hives, such as : Foods, Medication, different fabric, or even bug bites. Heres a picture of hives [ [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) ].
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Poison oak and poison ivy are caused by plants. Some people have different reactions to them. Some people can touch a poison ivy leaf and be okay while another has a reaction instantly. Its basicly jsut a reaction you get from touching the plant. Pictures of poison ivy & poison oak. POISON IVY [ [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) ] & POISON OAK [ [Link](Mouse over link to see full location) ]
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Yeah.. ew.. lol.
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Hives are an allergic reaction to an allergen (such as food or medication). Typically they are 1/4" wide or larger and paler or redder than the surrounding skin (Mine are purple).
Poison Ivy is a climbing plant with ternate (in threes) leaves, greenish flowers and white berries. Contact with the oil of the poison ivy causes the development of blisters within a few hours time. Unless there is a history of severe allergy, or the blisters are on the face/ genitalia home treatment with calamine lotion and benadryl should work.
The poison oak of the southeastern United States has its leaves divided into three leaflets; the leaflets are densely haired and generally have three to seven distinct lobes. The white, berry-like fruits are also somewhat hairy. The poison oak of the U.S. Pacific coast is a shrubby or sometimes climbing plant that grows to 2.4 m (8 ft) high; its three-leaflet leaves are toothed or lobed and are hairless.
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Poison oak & ivy are usually a bubbly-looking rash that you get when you come in contact with the oil from the plants. Hives I typically associate with allergic reactions, it's a pinkish/reddish rash that shows up pretty quickly.
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