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Originally Posted by Para
Researching it further, I doubt it is Sea Lice. Sea Lice actually being jellyfish larvae that breaks out within 12 hours after contact and disappears within 10 to 14 days. Rx is topical ointments and in bad cases steroids.
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Sea Lice are in fact jelly fish new hachlings. They float on the surface of the ocean. Divers & swimmers often come into contact with them during the calm flat water of the warm summer months in the Caribbean. I compare them to micro sized Portuguese man-of-war,, not nice. The sting is immediate and can be severe to anyone with bug sting allergies.
Twenty some years ago a bunch of us were Dolphin fishing 30 miles off the Palm Beaches, with little luck. We stopped to take a dip. Two of the wives and my daughter got hit pretty good, but the owner carried vinegar for just such occasions. The boat also had a fresh water shower..