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8 Harmful Weeds You Should Never Touch with Bare Skin
Giant hogweed sap has even caused blindness in people who got its sap in their eyes. This is one bad weed. This woody shrub is in the sumac family and like poison ivy, poison oak produces an oil ...
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An invasive weed that can cause severe burns, blisters, scars, and blindness is spreading - here's what you should know about giant hogweed
Giant hogweed sap can make skin extremely sensitive to the sun, causing third-degree burns in a short period of time. This can blind people if it gets in an eye. If you encounter the plant ...
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Virginia Teen Suffers Third-Degree Burns from Giant Hogweed: 'Chunks of My Face Were Falling Off'
"Big chunks of my face were falling off," Alex Childress, 17, tells PEOPLE of the night he realized he had been burned by hogweed sap A 17-year-old Virginia boy is recovering after a giant hogweed ...
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Giant Hogweed Burns: How to Avoid the Plant and Treat the Reaction
In rare cases, skin grafts may be necessary. If giant hogweed sap gets into your eyes, you may experience vision problems and even blindness. Skin-related symptoms of giant hogweed burns may ...
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Invasive plant a toxic ‘horror’
Giant hogweed looks like a larger version of Queen ... it can cause vision damage, including blindness. Because of that possibility, Ford said anyone who comes in contact with the plant should ...