Toxicodendron radicans, commonly known as eastern poison ivy or poison ivy, is a poisonous Asian and North American flowering plant that is well known for causing an itching, irritating, and sometimes painful rash in most people who touch it, caused by urushiol, a clear liquid compound in the plant's sap.
Boil: Introduction. A boil is a large infection of a hair follicle, the tiny opening in the skin from which a hair grows. Boils are due to an invasion of bacteria that enter the follicle and cause a bacterial infection of the follicle and nearby skin. Boils are also called skin abscesses or furuncles.
1 doctor agreed: Not likely: Usually boils occur from infected hair follicles. Stress can increase oil secretion and can plug pores in the skin, leading to creation of inflammation and boils. Showering twice a day may help. If you have active boils, you may need antibiotics.