Swimmer's Itch News

Swimmer's itch remains a problem at Killarney Lake, but the reactions to the parasite commonly found in lakes across North America vary person by person, says the city's recreation officer in charge of aquatics.

A South Surrey father hopes to heighten awareness of swimmer's itch after a family dip in Crescent Beach last week left his kids covered in itchy sores.

Swimmer's itch is a common hazard for bathers during the warm summer months in some of the lakes and slow moving streams in Humboldt County.

Twenty-one miles may not seem like a long journey, but when ita s done with nothing but kicks and strokes, it can seem like an eternity.

Whether it's sunburn, heat rash, bug bites or swimmer's itch , settle your summer skin issues with these quick tips: TRY PROTECTIVE clothing "If you can hold the piece of clothing that you are going to put on up to a lightbulb and the light passes through, you have not protected your skin from the sun," said Dr.

Physicians Assistant Michelle Spica from the Charlotte Medical Group in Charlotte, tells us Swimmer's Itch is what's going around this week.

Local health care provider Keith Kehoe talks about what gets people into health-related trouble in the summertime, and gives advice for avoiding it.

Warm weather means more people are finally starting to hit the beach. And, though you always need to take care while in the water, you also might need to watch out for something you can't see.

With the big Fourth of July holiday this weekend, state water experts advise that the annual warm weather nuisance known as swimmer's itch is making its seasonal appearance in Wisconsin lakes.

Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 2:17 p.m. A A A Record high temperatures over the last few days have a lot of people heading to the beach to try and keep cool.A But what you don't see in that cool clear water could hurt you.A A A A A A A A A A A viewer wrote in asking what's being done to keep our beaches healthy, the answer is the subject of tonight's ...

'Swimmer's itch' will close Washington County beach for two days. Last update: June 25, 2009 - 12:27 PM The swimming beach at Big Marine Park Reserve in Washington County will be closed to swimmers Tuesday and Wednesday for the treatment of swimmer's itch.

Reports of swimmer's itch have closed the beach at Washington County's Big Marine Park Reserve.

Identify it: Expose human skin to hot weather and heat rash is always a possibility.

HURRICANE - The smell of coconut suntan lotion, grilling meat and wet sand blended with sound of speedboats and the happy shrieks of children playing in the water Monday at Sand Hollow Reservoir.