![]() The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has more information on swimmer's itch. To report an occurrence of swimmer’s itch at one of the Three Rivers Park District beaches, please call the visitor center at the beach location you visited. One way to reduce your chances of contracting swimmer’s itch is to rinse off and/or vigorously towel off after exiting the water. Once the area is safe, the beach is re-opened to the public. While a beach is closed due to swimmer’s itch, a treatment of copper sulfate is applied to the swimming area which kills the snails and the parasites. ![]() Swimmer’s itch is a skin rash caused by an allergic reaction to a microscopic parasite released in the water by snails.
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