{"id":3769,"date":"2023-03-01T11:55:55","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T16:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/severnsound.ca\/?page_id=3769"},"modified":"2023-03-28T13:08:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T17:08:25","slug":"swimmers_itch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.severnsound.ca\/resources\/fact-sheets\/swimmers_itch\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimmers_Itch"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3769\" class=\"elementor elementor-3769\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24d66cfa elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24d66cfa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;mountains&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 1000 100\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.33\" d=\"M473,67.3c-203.9,88.3-263.1-34-320.3,0C66,119.1,0,59.7,0,59.7V0h1000v59.7 c0,0-62.1,26.1-94.9,29.3c-32.8,3.3-62.8-12.3-75.8-22.1C806,49.6,745.3,8.7,694.9,4.7S492.4,59,473,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.66\" d=\"M734,67.3c-45.5,0-77.2-23.2-129.1-39.1c-28.6-8.7-150.3-10.1-254,39.1 s-91.7-34.4-149.2,0C115.7,118.3,0,39.8,0,39.8V0h1000v36.5c0,0-28.2-18.5-92.1-18.5C810.2,18.1,775.7,67.3,734,67.3z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M766.1,28.9c-200-57.5-266,65.5-395.1,19.5C242,1.8,242,5.4,184.8,20.6C128,35.8,132.3,44.9,89.9,52.5C28.6,63.7,0,0,0,0 h1000c0,0-9.9,40.9-83.6,48.1S829.6,47,766.1,28.9z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1bd3b786\" data-id=\"1bd3b786\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-129f75c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"129f75c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Swimmer's Itch<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2ca7166 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2ca7166\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f301f74\" data-id=\"f301f74\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb29c44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb29c44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-36bbbc5\" data-id=\"36bbbc5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7353d36 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7353d36\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">Itchy skin? Been wading or swimming at the beach? You may be suffering from swimmer&#8217;s itch, a basically harmless but irritating allergic reaction caused by tiny aquatic worms who have mistaken you for a duck.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c4a0935\" data-id=\"c4a0935\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1a5d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b1a5d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.20.0 - 26-03-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.severnsound.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Midland_Mallard.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4361\" alt=\"Midland_Mallard\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c458656 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c458656\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_top&quot;:&quot;opacity-fan&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-top\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 283.5 19.6\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 18.8 141.8 4.1 283.5 18.8 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 12.6 141.8 4 283.5 12.6 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.33\" d=\"M0 0L0 6.4 141.8 4 283.5 6.4 283.5 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L0 1.2 141.8 4 283.5 1.2 283.5 0z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cbf76cf\" data-id=\"cbf76cf\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-977e04e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"977e04e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biology of Swimmer's Itch<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d7fa22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d7fa22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;shape_divider_bottom&quot;:&quot;opacity-tilt&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shape elementor-shape-bottom\" data-negative=\"false\">\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 2600 131.1\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 0z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.5\" d=\"M0 0L2600 0 2600 69.1 0 69.1z\"\/>\n\t<path class=\"elementor-shape-fill\" style=\"opacity:0.25\" d=\"M2600 0L0 0 0 130.1 2600 69.1z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7b9f776\" data-id=\"7b9f776\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2648246 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2648246\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3cff098\" data-id=\"3cff098\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49ddab3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49ddab3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\">Swimmer&#8217;s itch or Schistosome dermatitis is a temporary skin infection acquired by bathers in lakes and rivers when they accidentally become involved in the life-cycle of a tiny aquatic worm (Schistosome spp). This worm is common in the small inland lakes in the Severn Sound watershed, such as Little Lake and Bass Lake, as well as in Severn Sound itself.<\/p><p style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\">The adults are parasites in the blood vessels of aquatic birds, particularly waterfowl, and rodents. Following mating, the females lay eggs in the intestinal veins of the host. The eggs migrate into the intestines and are passed into the water with the droppings. In the water, the eggs hatch into tiny free-swimming larvae called miracidia. In order to survive, the miracidia must find and penetrate the tissues of certain species of freshwater snails. Here, further development takes place and the worms emerge as cercariae, minute, fork-tailed, colourless, free-swimming larvae that are barely visible to the naked eye. During warm weather, the cercariae emerge from the snails and drift about in the water searching for suitable hosts, such as waterfowl, in which to complete their life cycle.<\/p><p style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-align: justify; margin-right: 10px; margin-left: 10px;\">The normal cycle is broken if the cercariae penetrate the skin of human swimmers. As humans are unsuitable hosts, the parasites quickly die in the skin; however, they may cause the allergic reaction known as swimmer&#8217;s itch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7f29dd\" data-id=\"b7f29dd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5afae6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5afae6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"165\" src=\"https:\/\/www.severnsound.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Snail.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4355\" alt=\"Snail\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e3a96 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12e3a96\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Cercariae emerge from their snail hosts in the greatest numbers during the warmest weather, when most swimming is done. Hot spells speed up development and increase the number of cercariae that are liberated from the snail hosts. The first cases of swimmer&#8217;s itch generally occur in late June and reach a peak in late July. Although active swimming by the cercariae is quite limited, they can be carried considerable distances by water currents and are often concentrated in shallow shoreline waters when onshore winds are prevalent. High incidences of swimmer&#8217;s itch at certain beaches can be explained by the abundance of host snail species coupled with the presence of waterfowl. It is not related to water quality.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-93103e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"93103e1\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3df4489\" data-id=\"3df4489\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766587d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"766587d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Symptoms of swimmer's itch<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-36a4e70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"36a4e70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; text-align: justify;\">Shortly after leaving the water, the swimmer may experience a tingling sensation and red spots will appear at the sites of penetration. Several hours later, the victim will feel a distinct itching and the red spots will enlarge to form separate bumps up to 0.5 cm (one quarter inch) in diameter. The degree of reaction varies with the sensitivity of the individual and the severity of the infestation. Swimmer&#8217;s itch will not spread to other parts of the body, in contrast with other common skin afflictions such as poison ivy, and is associated only with swimming or wading in certain natural waters.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-928c086\" data-id=\"928c086\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67c05ba elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67c05ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Prevention and treatment of swimmer's itch<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f653fce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f653fce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol style=\"color: #444444; font-family: Verdana, 'Segoe UI', Segoe, Tahoma, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><li>Avoid wading or swimming in areas where fresh water snails are plentiful or swimmer&#8217;s itch has been identified.<\/li><li>Since the cercariae do not penetrate the skin until the water evaporates, it may help to rub down briskly with a coarse towel immediately after coming out of the water.<\/li><li>Treating the itching with antihistamines or with calamine lotion may help.<\/li><li>If a secondary infection develops through scratching, see your doctor.<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4988a8b\" data-id=\"4988a8b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4ba3f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d4ba3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional information about swimmer's itch<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c764954 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c764954\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cdc.gov\/parasites\/swimmersitch\/faqs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Center for Disease Control and Prevention Website<\/a><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/assets\/gov\/environment\/air-land-water\/water\/waterquality\/water-quality-reference-documents\/swimmers_itch.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">British Columbia MOECC Swimmer&#8217;s Itch Brochure<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Swimmer&#8217;s Itch Itchy skin? Been wading or swimming at the beach? You may be suffering from swimmer&#8217;s itch, a basically harmless but irritating allergic reaction caused by tiny aquatic worms who have mistaken you for a duck. 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