#diarrhoea — Public Fediverse posts

In the West, cyclospora infections are called an 'outbreak', but, in India, where people traditionally use farmland as a public toilet, they're very common. They develop resistance to it and avoid it by cooking most food, but it often causes 'traveller's diarrhoea' in tourists.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/14/explosive-diarrhea-cyclospora-outbreak-investigation

#west #cyclospora #diarrhoea #diarrhea #outbreak #india #fertiliser #fertilizer #farmland #toilet #tourism #cooking #food #parasite #infection #health #publichealth #sanitation

Diarrhea

I have diarrhoea & feel wobbly. I told you my cooking at home wasn’t safe.

Devon residents told to boil tap water over risk of parasitic disease | Water | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/15/devon-resident-told-to-boil-tap-water-over-risk-parasitic-disease-south-west

#Water
#Contamination
#WaterContamination
#RequiredToBoilWater
#Devon
#SouthWestWater
#Diarrhoea
#Cryptosporidium
#Cryptosporidiosis
#UKHealthSecurityAgencySouthWest
#Mangnall
#BottledWater

''Disease #surveillance systems are hampered, but syndromic surveillance has noted increases in infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, #scabies, #jaundice, #diarrhoea, and bloody diarrhoea. Shelters in the south are also reporting cases of acute jaundice syndrome, a worrisome signal of #hepatitis.''

''Disease #surveillance systems are hampered, but syndromic surveillance has noted increases in infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, #scabies, #jaundice, #diarrhoea, and bloody diarrhoea. Shelters in the south are also reporting cases of acute jaundice syndrome, a worrisome signal of #hepatitis.''

''Disease #surveillance systems are hampered, but syndromic surveillance has noted increases in infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, #scabies, #jaundice, #diarrhoea, and bloody diarrhoea. Shelters in the south are also reporting cases of acute jaundice syndrome, a worrisome signal of #hepatitis.''

''Disease #surveillance systems are hampered, but syndromic surveillance has noted increases in infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, #scabies, #jaundice, #diarrhoea, and bloody diarrhoea. Shelters in the south are also reporting cases of acute jaundice syndrome, a worrisome signal of #hepatitis.''

''Disease #surveillance systems are hampered, but syndromic surveillance has noted increases in infectious diseases, including acute respiratory infections, #scabies, #jaundice, #diarrhoea, and bloody diarrhoea. Shelters in the south are also reporting cases of acute jaundice syndrome, a worrisome signal of #hepatitis.''