To treat swimmer’s itch once you have it: Once you get Swimmer’s itch, what is the treatment? Scrub with brown soap (Fels Naphtha) and a rough wash cloth Take a shower immediately when you get out of the water.Rub briskly with a rough towel when you get out of the water.
Only stay in the water for short periods of time.As of yet, an effective prevention cream has not been identified
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Mallard ducks, geese and even muskrats can carry different parasitic flatworm species.Merganser ducks can travel 1-2 miles along a shoreline each day.Most all of the young Merganser chicks carry the flatworm while only half of the adult birds do.In Michigan, Common Merganser ducks are the species that most commonly carries the Swimmer’s Itch flatworm in their digestive tract. The natural cycle involves 2 hosts for different life stages of the parasitic flatworm.