swimmer's itch
noun
: a severe urticarial reaction to the presence in the skin of larval schistosomes
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However, swimming in Alaska lakes and ponds can also cause this uncomfortable thing called duck itch, or swimmer's itch.
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Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 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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Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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