Replying to a message of WAYNE CHIRNSIDE to PETER COGGON:

 PC>> As he is now.   I had some skin disease, I think he
 PC>> picked up last year swimming in the lake.   No more
 PC>> swimming there.   

 WC> I'd have tried some bleach say 3 -4 ounces to a tub full of
 WC> water. I've cleared several fungal infections on myself as
 WC> well as other skin rashes this way dead in their tracks.

One cupful of laundry bleach in a bathtub full of water works wonders on
poison oak/ivy, too.  Personal experience...

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