A historic cyclospora outbreak spreading across the US is causing havoc in pockets of Michigan, the hardest hit state.

Our US American friends are really to be pitied, hehehe. This explosive diarrhea is no joke, you get 2 minutes prior warning, and out it comes, hehehe, I’m sure Trumps “health” minister Robert Kennedy Jr is on top of the affair / holding the bucket, hehehe.

  • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
    71·
    19 days ago

    Why is no one mentioning that cyclospora has no vector, it’s human fecal oral. So who is shitting on the lettuce?

    • The_v@lemmy.worldEnglish
      8·
      19 days ago

      It’s a wee bit complicated:

      The pathogen is persistent. The oocyst (transmission form) can survive in soil for a very long time (months or even years).

      It’s also very small and can be carried by wind or water etc.

      Standard washing and disinfecting of food has no effect on the oocyst. The the oocyst are strongly protected and remain dormant until inside a host.

      The host range for the pathogen is unknown. It is found very rarely in animals so adequate screening is very difficult.

      Genetically it undergoes sexual reproduction. This means that the population is naturally heterozygous and constantly changing. Unlike bacterial or viral infections you can not isolate a strain and link infections. This makes determining a source extremely complicated.

      Most cases of infection are theorized to be mild.

    • BCsven@lemmy.caEnglish
      4·
      19 days ago

      Pickers shitting in field or not washing hands after portapotty, or maybe the human manure they started using in places is not properly treated