swimmer's itch

swimmer's itch
an inflammation of the skin, resembling insect bites, caused by burrowing larval forms of schistosomes.
[1925-30; so called because the schistosomes enter the skin from untreated water]

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also called  cutaneous schistosomiasis 

      an infection of the skin marked by prickling sensations and itching, caused by invasion of the skin by larvae of trematode (fluke) worms of the genus Schistosoma, often found in freshwater lakes and ponds.

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