Alien Parasite Infect

CDC warns of explosive diarrhea parasite on rise in US

CDC is tracking the source of a parasite that causes ‘explosive’ diarrhea

Cases of cyclosporiasis, a nasty parasitic infection that causes “explosive” watery diarrhea, have sickened dozens of people in Michigan and other parts of the United States.

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Poop Parasite Causes Hundreds Of Cases Of Explosive Diarrhea

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CDC investigates parasite that’s caused cases of ‘explosive’ diarrhea in 18 US states

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Diarrhea-causing parasite that can contaminate raw produce causing misery across several states

This July Fourth weekend, you may want to give those raw berries or the green salad the side-eye.

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‘Explosive diarrhea parasite’ sickens 170 in Michigan, hospitalizes at least 20 nationwide

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Number of cases of parasite infection causing diarrhea explode in Ohio

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300+ cases: Michigan health officials investigate parasite linked to explosive diarrhea

"Now, Cyclospora is different because it can really linger, it can actually last for a week or even longer, and it's characterized by diarrhea, and really not so much upper GI or vomiting type symptom...

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Michigan logs 170 cases in 9 days as 'explosive' diarrhea parasite spreads in US

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Parasite known to cause ‘explosive diarrhea’ reported in Georgia, 16 other states

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Parasite That Affects Cognition Has Quietly Infected Billions of People

"There is no drug that cures it at this point." The post Parasite That Affects Cognition Has Quietly Infected Billions of People appeared first on Futurism.

Phys.org

How a parasite 'gave up sex' to find more hosts—and why its victory won't last

Australian researchers have uncovered how a particular strain of a diarrhea-causing parasite managed to infect more animal species, offering new insights into how parasitic infections emerge and spread to people. The WEHI-led study has revealed a genetic ...

EurekAlert!

Common brain parasite can infect your immune cells. Here's why that's probably OK

Tajie Harris, PhD, is the director of the Center for Brain Immunology and Glia (BIG Center) at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. The parasite that may already live in your brain can infect the very immune cells trying to destroy it, but new ...