It seems to me that the people who came down with cases of poison ivy dermatitis were people who cut and gathered firewood for the hot tub, sauna and campfires. Good thing that it seems there was no poison ivy that got burned in the campfires, otherwise we'd have people in worse shape from breathing the fumes. Thanks to y'all that worked on getting firewood, I'm terribly sensitive to poison ivy and I've had my dose for this summer from a caving trip in TAG over Labor Day.
BTW, people who are sensitive to urushiol probably should be happy that they have an active T-cell-mediated immune response. Though it's a pain the behind to deal with the symptoms, at least you know that your immune system is working properly. I wonder if my symptoms will lessen by the time I'm in my 80's? Diana * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Diana R. Tomchick Professor University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Department of Biophysics 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Rm. ND10.214A Dallas, TX 75390-8816, U.S.A. Email: [email protected] 214-645-6383 (phone) 214-645-6353 (fax) ________________________________ UT Southwestern Medical Center The future of medicine, today. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
