Health officers warn of Swimmer’s Itch circumstances at Greenwich Point seaside in Connecticut

GREENWICH, Connecticut (WABC) — Health officers in Connecticut are warning residents about a number of cases of Swimmer’s Itch at Greenwich Point seaside.

Swimmer’s Itch, additionally known as cercarial dermatitis, seems as a pores and skin rash brought on by an allergic response to microscopic parasites which might be launched from snails into recent and salt water, consultants say.

The parasites burrow into the pores and skin of a swimmer, inflicting small blisters that may burn or itch.

It is discovered all through the world and surfaces throughout summer time months.

Officials say it is not contagious and can’t be unfold from individual to individual. However, extended contact within the water can improve an individual’s danger.

Symptoms embody:

• Tingling, burning or itching of the pores and skin inside minutes or days

• Appearance of small reddish pimples on the pores and skin inside about 12 hours

• Small blisters could happen on the website of the small pimples inside a brief time frame

Most circumstances of Swimmer’s Itch do not require medical consideration, but when a rash does develop, remedy can embody use of corticosteroid cream, anti-itch lotion, making use of baking soda, soaking in colloidal oatmeal baths or bathing in Epsom salts.

The greatest option to forestall Swimmer’s Itch is drying off with a towel instantly after leaving the water and showering.

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