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Can you get poison oak even if you haven't been exposed to the plant?

Asked by occ (4176points) October 22nd, 2008

Sometimes when I go hiking in the bay area, I get poison oak a few days later. However, this time I got a light outbreak of poison oak and I don’t think I have been anywhere near poison oak for weeks. Can it stay in your system and return even if you haven’t been exposed to the plant?

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