The Horrifying Truth About Swimmer's Itch

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Go to Brilliant.org/SciShow to get 20% off of an annual Premium subscription! Also known as cercarial dermatitis, swimmer’s itch is more than just an annoying rash… Hosted by: Olivia Gordon Head to scishowfinds.com/ for hand selected artifacts of the universe! ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters: Lazarus G, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, الخليفي سلطان, Piya Shedden, KatieMarie Magnone, Scott Satovsky Jr, Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: www.cdc.gov/parasites/swimmersitch/ www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/swimmers-itch/symptoms-causes/syc-20355043 www.cdc.gov/parasites/schistosomiasis/index.html Images: commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cercarial_dermatitis_lower_legs.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schistosoma_20041-300.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cercarial_LifeCycle.png commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schistosomal_cercaria.jpg commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Muskrat_swimming_Ottawa.jpg

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