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Dipping Safely: Strategies to Prevent and Reduce Swimmer's Itch   created at May 11, 2009   191   Preventing and reducing swimmer's itch involves avoiding swimming in contaminated waters,particularly lakes and ponds known to have snails that harbor the parasite.Showering immediately after swimming helps wash away any larvae before they penetrate the sk...

Understanding Swimmer's Itch: A Seasonal Skin Woe   created at May 11, 2009   105   Swimmer's itch, scientifically known as schistosome cercarial dermatitis, emerges as a skin irritation resulting from the invasion of the epidermal layer by the larval stage of certain flatworms. This condition often catches swimmers by surprise, turning a...

Unraveling the Avian Connection: Tracing Swimmer's Itch to Bird Hosts   created at May 11, 2009   96   Determining which birds carry schistosomes responsible for swimmer's itch involves a meticulous scientific process. Here's a glimpse into the methods used to identify and understand the avian hosts:1. Miracidia Hatching from Feces: Birds are checked for av...

Decoding the Itchy Enigma: Understanding Your Baby's Scaly Red Patches   created at May 11, 2009   86   If you've noticed scaly red patches on your baby's skin, accompanied by intense itching, you might be dealing with a common culprit—eczema, also known as atopic dermatitis. This skin rash frequently makes its debut in a baby's first year, appearing on are...

What is psoriasis?   created at May 13, 2009   100   Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin condition that shows up in several forms. The two that appear most in children are: • Plaque psoriasis. This is the most common type. If your baby has a raised, red lesion covered with a flaky, silvery-white scale, he may...