Poison Ivy

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Across
  1. 2. A PI rash will generally make you do this.
  2. 4. Companies make two kinds of treatments, remedies for the rash and creams to __________ the oil from making contact with the skin.
  3. 5. You can gain or lose this kind of protection against poison ivy as you age.
  4. 7. The genus for both species of poison ivy.
  5. 11. This plant is widely thought to help ease the rash.
  6. 13. The oil from PI can last _________ on clothing after contact.
  7. 14. You should never do this immediately after contacting PI
  8. 15. The name of the harmful oil that causes the rash.
  9. 16. You normally get exposed to PI by touching these.
  10. 17. Wash the rash immediately with this if affected (2W)
Down
  1. 1. After the oil has been absorbed by the skin a rash from PI is not _____________ to others.
  2. 3. What is the only mammal that can get a rash from PI?
  3. 6. To get rid of PI never never never never ever do this to it.
  4. 8. Many say that after 1/2 hours all of the _______ has soaked into the skin.
  5. 9. In the US PI grows almost ______________.
  6. 10. A popular brand of cleanser to remove the harmful oil from your skin.
  7. 12. PI can benefit an ecosystem because it has strong roots that protect against ____________ near different bodies of water.
  8. 18. The rash can last this many weeks.
  9. 19. The harmful oil is not only in the leaves but in the stem, vines and ___________ as well.