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CDC Investigates Parasite Outbreak Causing ‘Explosive Diarrhea’ as More Than 1,200 People Are Sickened

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating a multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak that has sickened over 1,200 people in Michigan and many more in multiple states.

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

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Outbreak of diarrhea caused by cyclosporiasis spreading in US with cases reported in CA, CDC says

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Michigan explosive diarrhea parasite outbreak tops 1,500 cases

More than 1,500 people in Michigan have been diagnosed with a parasitic infection that can cause weeks of watery diarrhea, making it the largest such outbreak in state history and one of the nation’s ...

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'Explosive' diarrhea illness cases confirmed in RI. What to know

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Michigan's cyclosporiasis outbreak is growing. Here's everything you need to know.

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'Explosive diarrhea' parasite cases spike in Florida. See where

The Florida Department of Health has confirmed 60 cases since January.

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Explosive diarrhea cases in Ohio double. Outbreak map, how to prevent

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'Explosive' diarrhea cases near 1,600 in Michigan. Where infections are

MyCentralOregon.com

Cases of parasitic infection growing in 2 states: Health officials

Cyclospora cayetanensis is a unicellular parasite that causes an intestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. (CDC)(DETROIT) -- Cases of a parasitic infection are continuing to rise in at least two sta

As cases of 'explosive' diarrhea parasite spike, CDC made some tracking of cyclospora optional last year

The CDC made some tracking of the parasitic infection that causes cyclosporiasis optional last year, according to the agency's website. (AP Photo)

Newsweek

‘Serious Lung Infection’ Linked to Cruise Ship Hot Tubs, CDC Finds

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Hot tubs aboard a cruise ship have been linked to outbreaks of a bacterial disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

UAB doctor shares insight as CDC investigates Cyclosporiasis cases

So far, the CDC has not reported any infections in Alabama, but health officials want the public to be aware. According to Dr. Megan Amerson Brown, an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham,

23 confirmed sick from disease spread by water vapors, AC

CBS News points out Legionnaires’ disease isn’t contagious and can’t be caught through drinking water or air conditioners because it’s not caused by an issue with any building’s plumbing systems. Still, since July 25, per the report, at least 67 people in five ZIP codes have inhaled that bacteria and developed Legionnaires’ disease.

CNN

CDC advisers support masks in update to hospital infection guidelines, but critics say draft doesn’t go far enough

Experts who advise the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on its hospital infection control guidelines have voted to recommend that health care providers wear masks during routine care for patients who are thought to be contagious, including for ...

Forbes

CDC Advised To Weaken Infection Protections As Mysterious Pneumonia Brews Overseas

Children receive a drip at a children hospital in Beijing on November 23, 2023. The World Health Organization has asked on November 23, 2023, China for more data on a respiratory illness spreading in the north of the country, urging people to take steps to ...