swimmer's itch
noun
: a severe urticarial reaction to the presence in the skin of larval schistosomes
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O'Brien said to his knowledge the city has received zero complaints about swimmer's itch so far this season — though hot weather and heavy lake use is just ramping up this week.
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Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2018
However, swimming in Alaska lakes and ponds can also cause this uncomfortable thing called duck itch, or swimmer's itch.
—Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2018
Lake swimmers' biggest complaint tends to be swimmer's itch, a harmless but annoying rash caused by an invisible parasite found in lake water.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2018
The Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use fact sheet on swimmer's itch describes it as an allergic reaction to the larvae of a water snail parasite.
—Henry J. Morgan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
While the beach is otherwise ready to go, swimmer's itch has been reported at Menomonee Park.
—Henry J. Morgan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
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Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2018
However, swimming in Alaska lakes and ponds can also cause this uncomfortable thing called duck itch, or swimmer's itch.
—Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2018
Lake swimmers' biggest complaint tends to be swimmer's itch, a harmless but annoying rash caused by an invisible parasite found in lake water.
—Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 4 July 2018
The Waukesha County Department of Parks and Land Use fact sheet on swimmer's itch describes it as an allergic reaction to the larvae of a water snail parasite.
—Henry J. Morgan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
While the beach is otherwise ready to go, swimmer's itch has been reported at Menomonee Park.
—Henry J. Morgan, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 15 June 2018
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“Swimmer's itch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swimmer%27s%20itch. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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