Duck Itch...2013 edition

pcmc · 07-22-2014, 01:06 PM

Sorry to bump a 2013 thread but I have a duck itch question.
My two boys and I have visited the Misquamicut RI beaches twice in the last three weeks. Both visits my oldest son came home with what sounds like duck itch. My youngest, nothing.
On our second visit I swam and came home with a rash or irritation on my stomach along with my oldest having rashes again. We also have scraps and scratches from riding waves and hitting the bottom so I'm pretty sure which is which.

Is there a chance duck itch isn't 'duck' itch and there is something else in the water causing this?

As of yet none of us have encountered duck itch at the lake when we swim.
Just figured I'd ask and see if there is a common known bacteria that is found in both fresh and salt water and the ducks are being used as scapegoats?

07-22-2014, 01:06 PM	#9
pcmc Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 412 Thanks: 211 Thanked 106 Times in 73 Posts	Sorry to bump a 2013 thread but I have a duck itch question. My two boys and I have visited the Misquamicut RI beaches twice in the last three weeks. Both visits my oldest son came home with what sounds like duck itch. My youngest, nothing. On our second visit I swam and came home with a rash or irritation on my stomach along with my oldest having rashes again. We also have scraps and scratches from riding waves and hitting the bottom so I'm pretty sure which is which. Is there a chance duck itch isn't 'duck' itch and there is something else in the water causing this? As of yet none of us have encountered duck itch at the lake when we swim. Just figured I'd ask and see if there is a common known bacteria that is found in both fresh and salt water and the ducks are being used as scapegoats?