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Why is the cyclospora diarrhea parasite spreading so quickly across the US? | DW News

A microscopic parasite linked to severe, sometimes "explosive" diarrhea has sickened people in 31 US states, with over 1,500 cases in Michigan alone. The illness, cyclosporiasis, has been linked to co

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“Explosive diahrrea” is just a magical combination of words that is always funny no matter the context or how many times you hear it.
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@red23red1 From YouTube ↗ 14 Jul 2026 12
The opening sentence made me LOL. It makes it sounds like we are all having explosive diarrhea everywhere 😂.
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@beepeesoup From YouTube ↗ 13 Jul 2026 18
I am 53 and as far as I can tell I have had this for about 52 years
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@Rickyyhu From YouTube ↗ 13 Jul 2026 12
I believe this is the one time it is okay people are rushing to buy toilet paper 😂
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@eh1843 From YouTube ↗ 13 Jul 2026 90
It's sad that DW is doing a better job of explaining this health issue in the US than any news channel in the US.
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Great. We’ve arrived at the “just hope for the best” part of this disastrous and incompetent leadership.
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What if we shine a powerful light inside the body? I heard from a stable genius it cures everything.
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The number of CDC field investigators and overall agency personnel has decreased significantly compared to 2024. The CDC's total federal workforce has declined by about 27%, dropping from approximately 12,763 employees in 2024 to 9,270 by April 2026. Not only has the number of personnel decreased, the quality has also been degraded. A lot of experienced staff have either resigned or been laid off.

It is sad to see that academic experts have to speak with extreme caution and restraint in pointing out problems created by this present administration for fear of personal retaliation or relation to the academic institution.
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It's coming from the president's mouth and contracted via watching Fox News 😂
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@ZinQuips From YouTube ↗ 12 Jul 2026 385
Just drink whole milk with Kid Rock in a hot tub while wearing jeans to cure it.
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@supahfly_uk From YouTube ↗ 12 Jul 2026 397
Don't worry guys RFK Jr is your health secretary.
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Watching this while on the toilet with, you guessed it, diarrhea
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Explosive diarrhea? I think you mean Freedom Poop™
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Again have to get my American news from the foreign news because the American news that I watch religiously everyday isn't telling me about this.
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Was just waiting for someone to bring up federal cuts. No funding, no health (except for autocrats and billionaires)
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If i'm going to have diarrhea, it better be explosive!..💥..I'm bored with regular diarrhea.
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In this epidemic, it actually even makes sense to hoard toilet paper.
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@thewheelpat From YouTube ↗ 12 Jul 2026 420
There will be an episode of South Park about this
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@babybowtie From YouTube ↗ 12 Jul 2026 568
"You have died of dysentery".
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Explosive diarrhea in America: the metaphors keep metaphoring😂