swimmer's itch
cercarial dermatitis

They were also asked to report any cases of swimmer's itch.

Swimming is not recommended due to risk of contracting Swimmer's itch.

The fowl also leave pathogens in the lake which can cause Swimmer's itch.

Since it was first described in Michigan in 1928, swimmer's itch has been reported from around the world.

This is called cercarial dermatitis, also known as swimmer's itch.

Swimmer's itch can be prevented by showering thoroughly after swimming.

In marine habitats, especially along the coasts, swimmer's itch can occur as well.

During spring and some times of the summer, swimmer's itch, also called cercarial dermatitis appear.

It should not be confused with Swimmer's itch.

The beach waters are generally at their warmest in August, and swimmer's itch is not uncommon.

A number of different flatworm parasites in the family Schistosomatidae are what cause swimmer's itch.

Swimmer's itch has various other names.

The lake is prone to algae blooms, which can cause an unpleasant condition called 'swimmer's itch' to anyone .

Cercarial dermatitis: swimmer's itch.

The schistosomatidae genera most commonly associated with swimmer's itch in humans are Trichobilharzia and Gigantobilharzia.

Some work in Michigan suggests that administering praziquantel to hatchling waterfowl can reduce local swimmer's itch rates in humans.

Swimmer's itch, formally known as cercarial dermatitis, occurs mostly in fresh water, and is most often reported in the northern states and Canada.

In Michigan, for decades authorities used copper sulfate as a molluscicide to reduce snail host populations and thereby the incidence of swimmer's itch.

Orally administered hydroxyzine, an antihistamine, is sometimes prescribed to treat swimmer's itch and similar dermal allergic reactions.

An internal endoparasitic infestation is a condition in which organisms live within the host and includes those involving worms (though swimmer's itch stays near the surface).

Lymnaeid snails (Lymnaeidae) serve as hosts for Fasciola and the cerceriae causing swimmer's itch.

However, swimmer's itch can also be caused by schistosome parasites of non-avian vertebrates, such as Schistosomatium douthitti, which infects snails and rodents.

Links to pictures of swimmer's itch (Hardin MD/Univ of Iowa)

Seabather's eruption mostly occurs in salt water, on skin covered by clothing or hair, whereas swimmer's itch mostly occurs in freshwater, on uncovered skin.

This is called cercarial dermatitis, also known as swimmer's itch.

During spring and some times of the summer, swimmer's itch, also called cercarial dermatitis appear.

The snail is also of medical importance as a source of cercarial dermatitis among rural workers, particularly in India.

Humans become infected with cercarial dermatitis when they are exposed to the dermatitis-producing cercariae.

Trichobilharzia regenti is a nasal parasite of birds that causes cercarial dermatitis in humans.

Schistosoma spindale has been implicated of human cercarial dermatitis in India and in Malaysia.

Cercarial dermatitis: swimmer's itch.

Swimmer's itch, formally known as cercarial dermatitis, occurs mostly in fresh water, and is most often reported in the northern states and Canada.

The parasites of Haminoea japonica include an avian schistosome, which has been implicated in human cercarial dermatitis in San Francisco Bay, California.

Schistosome Group Prague, a member of the European Cercarial Dermatitis Network (ECDEN)

Cercarial dermatitis results from the cutaneous allergic reaction in people exposed to larval schistosomes (cercariae) shed by infected snails into freshwater bodies such as lakes, ponds, and paddy fields.