"Cyclosporiasis is caused by eating food or drinking water contaminated by feces containing the parasite. Historically, people would acquire it outside the United States.

However, of the 190 cases reported to public health authorities between the start of May and the middle of June, 145 involve someone who hasn't traveled beyond US borders in the last couple of weeks."

Just say it, the US is a shithole country now so of course we are starting to get awful diseases locally.

A true shitpost. As I’m taking a shit, no less. Bravo.

Oh nos, better ask RFK what we should do. I'm sure he will know the answer...

Even Mother Nature is exposing the US is a shithole.

Hasn't there been a "surge of explosive diarrhea" running the country since the 20th of January 2025?

At this point, the shitpost comm is going to be able to just actually focus on literal shit related stories.

reality is enshitttifying aughguhah!

Headline hits differently if you read it while on the toilet.

I didn’t think “explosive diarrhea” was a real term. Not surprising though, water treatment has been failing infrastructure for many years. Flint Michigan put it in the public eye, and it’s gotten much, much worse.

Who needs a poop knife, I have diarrhea!

The Noah Kahan concert I incident makes more sense now.

It's just Trump on a rally tour again. Explosive Diarrhea is his SS codename.

Make America healthy again, huh.

haha

That really is an unfortunate title.

Fire in the hole

Everyone get inside!

Don't forget your raincoat or umbrella when you go out!

Huh... I thought that was just people setting off fireworks early.

Edit: So immediately after posting this comment, I got a text from my apartment management about not setting off fireworks in the complex. Spooky.

norovirus? implosive diarrhea.

Can confirm had diarrhea this morning

Shart in the mart wasn't a meme after all

Cyclosporiasis is a disease caused by infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogenic apicomplexan protozoan transmitted by feces or feces-contaminated food and water.^[1]^ Outbreaks have been reported due to contaminated fruits and vegetables. Because the oocysts of Cyclospora must sporulate in the environment for 1–2 weeks before they become infectious, direct person to person transmission is very unlikely,^[2]^ but it can be a hazard for travelers as a cause of diarrhea.

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Cause

Cyclosporiasis primarily affects humans and other primates. When an oocyst of Cyclospora cayetanensis enters the small intestine, it invades the mucosa, where it incubates for about one week. After incubation, the infected person begins to experience severe watery diarrhea, bloating, fever, stomach cramps, and muscle aches.^[citation needed]^

The parasite particularly affects the jejunum of the small intestine. Of nine patients in Nepal who were diagnosed with cyclosporiasis, all had inflammation of the lamina propria along with an increase of plasma in the lamina propria. Oocysts were also observed in duodenal aspirates.^[3]^

Oocysts are often present in the environment as a result of using contaminated water or human feces as fertilizer.