Swimmer’s itch and duck itch in the Southern Lakes
Have you ever gone home after a swim and later found you’re covered in small, very itchy red dots? That could be duck itch – also known as swimmer’s itch, or schistosome cercarial dermatitis. What is duck itch and swimmer’s itch? Duck itch is caused by an allergic reaction to the cercariae (larvae) of schistosomes …
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