Organization | • | Illinois Department of Public Health | [X] |
| | 1: | | Title: | | | | | Volume/Number: | 2012 July 27 | | | | Issuing Agency: | | | | | Description: | Doctors have diagnosed two cases of swimmers itch, also called cercarial dermatitis, in people who swam in Lake Jacksonville last week. Swimmers itch is a rash caused by an allergic reaction to certain parasites in the water, which come from infected birds and snails. If a swimmer comes in contact with the parasite, it can burrow into the skin causing an allergic reaction and rash. | | | | Date Created: | 07 27 2012 | | | | Agency ID: | 830**12 | | | | ISL ID: | 000000044579 Original UID: 24075 FIRST WORD: At | |
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