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Swimmer's Itch
Websites
Information about symptoms, control, life cycle, host-parasite relationships, and distribution of this skin ailment.
http://www.hope.edu/swimmersitch/
Short article about the "hive-like" rash some people get following time spent in the water, including causes, preventive measures, and treatment of symptoms.
http://www.ent.msu.edu/cgi-bin/b...ion=article&article=swmritch.txt
Information about the condition and the parasites that cause it, with images of Cercariae.
http://www.biosci.ohio-state.edu/~parasite/swimmers_itch.html
American Osteopathic College of Dermatology information page on cercarial dermatitis. Covers description, cause, geographic occurrence, treatment, names for this condition in different parts of the world, and other causes of itching among swimmers.
http://www.aocd.org/skin/dermato...ogic_diseases/swimmers_itch.html