However, scratching rashes and around blisters can break your skin barrier and cause an infection. You can take lukewarm baths or cool showers to ease itching. Poison oak rash is not contagious.

Poison ivy, oak, and sumac rashes will heal on their own in about three weeks ... However, severe skin traumas carry a risk of infection and may need medical treatment. Scabies is an itchy rash caused ...

In the wake of the regime change, Bright Eyes formed the Poison Oak Project, a charitable initiative dedicated to advancing equity for LGBTQ+ people, with a particular focus on the trans community.

A sinus infection is inflammation of the sinuses, which are the air spaces around your nose, eyes, cheeks, and forehead. It is also called sinusitis. When the sinuses are inflamed, drainage is blocked ...

Being outdoors puts you at risk of exposure to poisonous plants, such as poison ivy, oak, and poison sumac ... Dry skin is prone to fungal infections like jock itch and athlete's foot, which ...

Channel Islands National Park offers endless activities and diverse animal life. That said, there are some dangerous ...

Oak wilt spreads from diseased to healthy trees either below ground via connected roots or above ground by insects. DO NOT prune oaks from April through July to prevent infection by sap beetles.

A new study by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine has revealed that the blood of people who have taken nitisinone, a drug used to treat hypertyrosinemia, acts as a 'mosquito-killing poison.' ...

A lot of plants look visually similar to one another, increasing the risk of touching or ingesting poisonous and toxic plants. This is true of box elder vs. poison ivy. We’re going to explore the ...

Definition. Bacterial infection of the umbilical stump with spread to the skin around it. It's a medical emergency. How Often. 1 out of 200 newborns. Symptoms. Redness spreads around the navel. The ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A passer by climbs up a ladder of the Bridegroom’s Oak which has a famous knothole that has been used as a ...

Use a wash cloth to remove any dirt. If the wound re-bleeds a little, that may help remove germs. Use an antibiotic ointment (such as Polysporin). No prescription is needed. Then, cover with a bandage ...