swimmer's itch

Examples of swimmer's itch in the following topics:

• Swimmer's Itch

  • Swimmer's itch is a result of an immune reaction in response to the penetration of the skin by a schistosome.
  • Swimmer's itch is a condition often referred to as lake itch, duck itch, cercarial dermatitis and Schistosome cercarial dermatitis.
  • There are numerous types of flatworm parasites within the family Schistosomatidae that can cause swimmer's itch.
  • In turn, the cercaria which are responsible for swimmer's itch are produced.
  • An overview of the life cycle of a schistosome and how they can cause swimmer's itch in humans.

• Schistosomiasis

• The Addition Rule

  • Seventy-five of the members are advanced swimmers.
  • The remainder are novice swimmers.
  • What is the probability that a member is an advanced swimmer and an intermediate swimmer?
  • Are being an advanced swimmer and an intermediate swimmer mutually exclusive?
  • A swimmer cannot be an advanced swimmer and an intermediate swimmer at the same time.

• Fungal Skin and Nail Diseases

  • Common fungal skin diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
  • Common fungal skin and nail diseases include athlete's foot, jock itch, and ringworm.
  • Athlete's foot causes scaling, flaking, and itching of the affected skin.
  • Tinea cruris, also known as crotch itch, crotch rot, Dhobie itch, eczema marginatum, gym itch, jock itch, jock rot, and ringworm of the groin is a dermatophyte fungal infection of the groin region in any sex, though more often seen in males.
  • Fungus from other parts of the body (commonly tinea pedis or 'athlete's foot') can contribute to this itch.

• Impingement Syndrome

  • Shoulder impingement syndrome, also called painful arc syndrome, supraspinatus syndrome, swimmer's shoulder, and thrower's shoulder, is a clinical syndrome that occurs when the tendons of the rotator cuff muscles become irritated and inflamed as they pass through the subacromial space, the passage beneath the acromion.

• Rock Art in the Sahara

  • The Cave of Swimmers is among the most famous examples of rock art in the Sahara.
  • Painting of men in the Cave of the Swimmers, Wadi Sura, Gilf Kebir, Western Desert, Egypt
  • Define rock art, and locate examples such as the Cave of Swimmers, Tassili n'Ajjer, and Jebel Uweinat.

• The Third Law: Symmetry in Forces

  • For example, take a swimmer who uses her feet to push off the wall in order to gain speed .
  • When a swimmer pushes off the wall, the swimmer is using the third law of motion.

• Parasitic Skin Diseases

  • Colloquially called creeping eruption due to the way it looks, the disease is also somewhat ambiguously known as "ground itch" or (in some parts of the southern U.S.)
  • Another vernacular name is plumber's itch.
  • The infection causes a red, intense itching eruption.
  • The itching can become very painful and if scratched may allow a secondary bacterial infection to develop but it will stop after the parasites are dead.
  • The characteristic symptoms of a scabies infection include intense itching and superficial burrows .

• Infection

  • Athlete's foot (also known as ringworm of the foot) is a fungal infection of the skin that causes scaling, flaking, and itching of affected areas.
  • Although the condition typically affects the feet, it can spread to other areas of the body, including the groin, where it is called jock itch.

• Sensory and Motor Tracts

  • It transmits information to the thalamus about pain, temperature, itch, and crude touch.
  • For instance, an itch is accompanied by a need to scratch, and a painful stimulus makes us want to withdraw from the pain.