We worked out that it was actually spread by the armbands and rubber rings that the non-swimmers shared because of where the spots were sited. They tended to start around the kids arms or their waists. We think what happened was that the plastic of the ring rubbing against infected areas, broke the pustule spreading the white gunk onto the plastic and then passing it on to the next child to wear that item. Needless to say, we all ensured that our kids had their own equipment to try to halt the spread.

I guess, because we never caught it here, Id not actually thought about it spreading to adults and then being passed on during similarly energetic activities…

Really interesting post!