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MontanaMama

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6. Swimmers itch is a weird parasite thing...

Reply to 2naSalit (Reply #5)

Thu Aug 22, 2019, 10:02 AM

Aug 2019

It’s been around forever but I hear that the allergic reaction that humans get from it is actually an “emerging infectious disease” by the CDC. The water is warming so these little schistosomes are becoming more prolific. My husband and son were just wade fishing but they came out of the water looking like they had the measles...it lasted a couple of weeks.

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Billings' Lake Elmo could have toxic algae, Montana health officials warn [View all] TexasTowelie Aug 2019 OP

i've seen a few reports of dogs that have died after swimming in mopinko Aug 2019 #1

Dammit. In Montana? MontanaMama Aug 2019 #2

Sheesh... 2naSalit Aug 2019 #3

What the? MontanaMama Aug 2019 #4

Swimmer's itch? 2naSalit Aug 2019 #5

Swimmers itch is a weird parasite thing... MontanaMama Aug 2019 #6

Yikes! 2naSalit Aug 2019 #7