swimmer's itch

(noun)

Swimmer's itch, also known as lake itch, duck itch, cercarial dermatitis, and Schistosome cercarial dermatitis, is a short-term, immune reaction occurring in the skin of humans that have been infected by water-borne schistosomatidae.

Related Terms

  • papules
  • cercaria

Examples of swimmer's itch in the following topics:

  • Swimmer's Itch

    • Swimmer's itch is a result of an immune reaction in response to the penetration of the skin by a schistosome.
    • Swimmer's itch is a condition often referred to as lake itch, duck itch, cercarial dermatitis and Schistosome cercarial dermatitis.
    • There are numerous types of flatworm parasites within the family Schistosomatidae that can cause swimmer's itch.
    • In turn, the cercaria which are responsible for swimmer's itch are produced.
    • An overview of the life cycle of a schistosome and how they can cause swimmer's itch in humans.
  • Schistosomiasis

  • The Addition Rule

    • Seventy-five of the members are advanced swimmers.
    • The remainder are novice swimmers.
    • What is the probability that a member is an advanced swimmer and an intermediate swimmer?
    • Are being an advanced swimmer and an intermediate swimmer mutually exclusive?
    • A swimmer cannot be an advanced swimmer and an intermediate swimmer at the same time.
  • Fungal Skin and Nail Diseases

    • Common fungal skin diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
    • Common fungal skin and nail diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
    • Athlete's foot causes scaling, flaking, and itching of the affected skin.
    • Tinea cruris, also known as crotch itch, crotch rot, Dhobie itch, eczema marginatum, gym itch, jock itch, jock rot, and ringworm of the groin is a dermatophyte fungal infection of the groin region in any sex, though more often seen in males.
    • Fungus from other parts of the body (commonly tinea pedis or 'athlete's foot') can contribute to this itch.
  • Impingement Syndrome

    • Shoulder impingement syndrome, also called painful arc syndrome, supraspinatus syndrome, swimmer's shoulder, and thrower's shoulder, is a clinical syndrome that occurs when the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles become irritated and inflamed as they pass through the subacromial space, the passage beneath the acromion.
  • Rock Art in the Sahara

    • The Cave of Swimmers is among the most famous examples of rock art in the Sahara.
    • Painting of men in the Cave of the Swimmers, Wadi Sura, Gilf Kebir, Western Desert, Egypt
    • Define rock art, and locate examples such as the Cave of Swimmers, Tassili n'Ajjer, and Jebel Uweinat.
  • The Third Law: Symmetry in Forces

    • For example, take a swimmer who uses her feet to push off the wall in order to gain speed .
    • When a swimmer pushes off the wall, the swimmer is using the third law of motion.
  • Parasitic Skin Diseases

    • Colloquially called creeping eruption due to the way it looks, the disease is also somewhat ambiguously known as "ground itch" or (in some parts of the southern U.S.)
    • Another vernacular name is plumber's itch.
    • The infection causes a red, intense itching eruption.
    • The itching can become very painful and if scratched may allow a secondary bacterial infection to develop but it will stop after the parasites are dead.
    • The characteristic symptoms of a scabies infection include intense itching and superficial burrows .
  • Infection

    • Athlete's foot (also known as ringworm of the foot) is a fungal infection of the skin that causes scaling, flaking, and itching of affected areas.
    • Although the condition typically affects the feet, it can spread to other areas of the body, including the groin, where it is called jock itch.
  • Sensory and Motor Tracts

    • It transmits information to the thalamus about pain, temperature, itch, and crude touch.
    • For instance, an itch is accompanied by a need to scratch, and a painful stimulus makes us want to withdraw from the pain.
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