Swimmer's Itch WisdomCard™
Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Swimmer's Itch and compiled helpful research notes below.
- American Osteopathic College of Dermatology (AOCD): Swimmer's Itch aocd.org - Swimmer's Itch
- MedicineNet: Swimmer's Itch medicinenet.com - Swimmer's Itch
- DermNet NZ: Swimmer's Itch
dermnetnz.org - Swimmer's Itch
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Cercarial Dermatitis cdc.gov - Cercarial Dermatitis
- Mayo Clinic: Swimmers' Itch mayoclinic.com - Swimmers' Itch
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Research Notes on Swimmer's Itch
Swimmer's itch is a patchy red pinpoint skin rash associated with itching on the parts of the body that have been in the water. The cause of swimmer's rash is from a larval parasite called a "cercaria" that live on snails as the first host and aquatic birds or some mammals as the final host. Swimmer's itch occurs in both freshwater and in the marine coastal environments.
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What is Swimmer's Itch?
- Wikipedia: Swimmer's Itch
- MedicineNet: What is Swimmer's Itch?
- Department of Health and Community Services: What is Swimmer's Itch?
- AOCD: What is Swimmer's Itch?
What Are The Symptoms of Swimmer's Itch?
- DermAtlas: Swimmer's Itch
- DermNet NZ: What Symptoms do You Get and What Does the Rash Look Like?
- CDC: What are the Signs and Symptoms of Swimmer's Itch?
What Are The Causes and Complications of Swimmer's Itch?
- CDC: Cercarial Dermatitis Causal Agent
- DermNet NZ: Swimmer's Itch - How Do you Get It?
- Wikipedia: Swimmer's Itch Etiology | Risk Factors
- A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Swimmer's Itch
What Are The Treatments and Medications for Swimmer's Itch?
- CDC: Do I Need To See My Health Care Provider for Treatment?
- DermNet NZ: Swimmer's Itch - How Do you Treat it?
- AOCD: Swimmer's Itch - What is the Treatment?
- ParentCenter: How Should I Treat Swimmer's Itch?
How Do You Prevent Swimmer's Itch?
- DermNet NZ: Swimmer's Itch - How Can You Prevent It?
- CDC: What Can Be Done to Reduce the Risk of Swimmer's Itch?
- AOCD: Swimmer's Itch - What is the Prevention?
Wisdom, Blogs, and Message Boards about Swimmer's Itch
- ScienceDaily: Researchers Studies Swimmer's Itch Incidence and Risk Factor
- FifeLake: Swimmer's Itch
- Yahoo Answers: Swimmer's Itch?
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Swimmer's Itch
- PubMed Central: Swimmer's Itch
- Google Scholar: Swimmer's Itch
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- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Elisa Carter
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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- Last update: Nov. 10, 2008
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