More than 275 people throughout eight states have been infected with a stomach bug since last month, but health officials have not found the virus' origin.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the infection has been reported in Iowa, Nebraska, Texas, Wisconsin, Georgia, Connecticut and New Jersey, reports USA Today.
Most of the illnesses occurred from mid-June to early July. However, the CDC says it isn't clear whether the cases are all linked.
Cyclospora, the one-celled parasite that causes symptoms commonly associated with a viral stomach bug, is customary in tropical regions like Latin America, not the United States, states the CDC.
Unlike most stomach viruses that go away within a few days, the illness can last longer. Its symptoms include watery diarrhea, cramps, bloating, fatigue and weight loss.
The illness, which has sent at least 10 people to the hospital, is not spread person-to-person, but rather when people ingest foods or water contaminated with feces.
"CDC really has their hands full with this one," said Dr. Richard Besser, chief health medical correspondent for ABC News. "It's hard to pick up so there's probably a lot more of this disease out there."
The disease is curable with an antibiotic. Dr. Besser suggested alerting your doctor if you think you have it because physicians can do specific tests and prescribe the treatment that will rid your body of the illness.
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Uh, if it's a virus, how come they're saying abx cures it??
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They (medical establishment) call everything a virus now. Viral this, virus that. They must think we're all idiots.
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- Pam has an excellent observation. Doctors so often use "virus" as their get out of jail free card, so they don't have to be detective or act.
Another stunning sentence and fairy tale in that article:
"physicians can do specific tests and prescribe the treatment that will rid your body of the illness."
Oh, right. And pigs fly.
First, doctors don't do that anymore. They don't even know how. Second, if this is caused by fecal contamination, across several states - and if food is from various producters (or food "factories") it is NOT likely the same infection in everyone. It could be many different ones, and combinations.
Some food borne infections can be chronic, too. That's a stunning finding and still most doctors are unware of that. Detail next: -
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Not only is it being called a "virus" ("stomach bug") & they treat it with abx - it's actually a parasite! Go figure that one...(???)
They seen to prescribe abx for parasites but I don't know if they actually work. I'd have to study it further.
One thing that I read is to be sure to wash all produce really well. I don't know if heat kills it.
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What's foods are still safe to eat?
produce = bugs, viruses, parasites, pesticides
red meat = mad cow prions, too many abx, drugs to enhance fattening
fish = mercury/metals, radiation from Fukishima or unclean farming practices
chicken & turkey = bacteria, drugs/abx, arsenic
wheat & other selected produce = GMOs
I don't have the time or money to eat all organic... Besides, it rains on all plants - if something is sprayed or in pollen it will get on the earth & be absorbed into the plant. Not to mention what we breathe...
Any suggestions?
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- I wash produce with a few drops of GSE in the final wash bin
or other citrus oil products by BioKleen or Seventh Generation - the same soap I use on dishes, it's food safe. I called the companies to be sure of my selections so that I don't have to have multiple bottles of stuff.
A drop of IODINE in the produce wash bin will also kill a lot of microscopic bugs.
Always wash everything, even (or actually, especially) if it is labeled "pre-washed" or if you washed before putting in the fridge. Wash it again just before preparing or eating.
Never buy or taste foods that have been cut at any grocery store or market. WASH everything before you cut into it. And never set it back onto the countertop, use a fresh clean surface.
Melons like cantelope require a scrub brush with soap to reach into the crevices. Carrots also best washed a veggie brush.
I do wash my mushrooms, though all real chefs say "don't because it can turn them to mush" - but do wash in COLD water (not hot as hot can destroy their flavor), a touch of a citrus based antimicrobial soap - and shake and let drain a bit before cutting or cooking.
I also wash onions before cutting into them. But I usually let garlic slide, though, that probably might do well with a quick dip, too.
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sparkle i think like you
keeb thx for some answers
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no matter what it is I would like to know what the antibantibiotic is that makes it better
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- I don't think the writer of the article knew what they were talking about. Antibiotics are not used to treat parasites. Most likely some kind of anti-protozoa drug is needed but, to be more clear
best to search far and wide for: Cyclospora, treatment -
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fyi - from Wikipedia
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan that causes disease in humans, and perhaps primates. It has been linked in the United States from fecally-contaminated imported raspberries and was virtually unknown before about 1990, but has been on the rise since.
The health risk associated with the disease is usually confined to adult foreigners visiting endemic regions and acquiring the infection: this is why C. cayetanensis has been labeled as causing "traveler's diarrhea."
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Though the diarrhea caused by C. cayetanensis is self-limiting, relapses can and do occur.
To date, the most effective drug for the treatment of the protozoan is a seven-day course of oral trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX).
Effects of the drug include a significant decrease in the duration of oocyst excretion, cessation of diarrhea, and stool samples negative for oocysts within two to three days.
Relapses respond promptly to therapy, and there has been talk of using TMP-SMX as a prophylaxis for HIV/AIDS patients and immunocompromised patients (ex: organ transplant recipients[3]).
Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole or co-trimoxazole (abbreviated SXT, TMP-SMX, TMP-SMZ or TMP-sulfa) is a sulfonamide antibiotic combination of trimethoprim and sulfamethoxazole, in the ratio of 1 to 5, used in the treatment of a variety of bacterial infections.
The name co-trimoxazole is the British Approved Name and has been marketed worldwide under many trade names including Septra (GSK), Bactrim (Roche), and generic preparations. Opinions differ as to whether co-trimoxazole is a bactericidal or a bacteriostatic agent.
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he following infections have been treated with co-trimoxazole[edit]
Viral infections[edit] Co-trimoxazole does not have any activity against viruses such as HIV, but it is often prescribed to immunocompromised patients as Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia prophylaxis.
Bacterial infections[edit] Infections caused by Listeria monocytogenes, Nocardia spp., Stenotrophomonas maltophilia (Xanthomonas maltophilia) Staphylococcus saprophyticus infections presenting as urinary tract infection or cystitis
Staphylococcus aureus, including some methicillin-resistant strains.[6]
Susceptible strains of Escherichia coli
Shigellosis
Whipple's disease
Traveler's diarrhea
Acne vulgaris[7][8]
Protozoal infections[edit] Isosporiasis[9]
Prophylaxis of cerebral toxoplasmosis in HIV patients Cyclospora cayetanensis
Fungal infections[edit] Treatment and prophylaxis of pneumonia caused by the yeast-like fungus Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly identified as P. carinii and commonly seen in immunocompromised patients including those suffering from cancer or HIV/AIDS).
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It has alot of side effects.
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shoot. im allergic bad to sulfa. at tx today they all said that bug isnt here yet. good to know it cant be passed from human. but i am trying to eat a lot of fruits and veggies these days...always something
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