What is aquatic dermatitis?
Aquatic dermatitis is a skin manifestation, such as a rash or eruption, contracted by bathing in surface waters. A variety of marine and freshwater organisms can be involved, including larval forms of parasitic flatworms, sea anemone or other coelenterate larvae, larval forms of crabs, and jellyfish. The most common conditions reported in Suffolk County waters include “swimmers itch”, “sea-bathers eruption” (often referred to as “sea-lice”), and jellyfish envenomations (stings).
