Cyclospora Infection

These bacteria are actually not deadly but very disturbing for us to indulge, but for babies, these bacteria can be very dangerous, the bacteria that infect this part of the small intestine often found in our food in a way that we do not realizeCyclospora certainly is in contaminated food / water, unfortunately there is no more specific information about where the bacteria originated because this is not a nationwide disease and only recently the case of Cyclospora parasite disease has increased sharply.People who are not conscious of consuming foods or drinks containing these parasites usually do not feel any after the next 7 days, and symptoms caused after 7 days, in the form of liquid diarrhea that can last for 1 month more if not treated with anti-biotic, and If not treated then the parasite pain will be more severe and can also cause abdominal cramps, weight loss drastically, nausea and fever.There has been no case of death of this bacteria, and there is no one infected with this bacteria, because if a toddler is infected he can run out of a lot of body fluids due to diarrhea that he experienced, and did not rule out the toddler can die if not handled immediately / Taken to the hospital due to run out of fluids, toddlers who suffer from this disease tend to have a decreased appetite because of fatigue secrete a lot of fluids during diarrhea and just want to sleep / rest, when conditions that infants / adults who experience this disease experience temperature increase / fever.To overcome this invisible illness we only need to consume diarrhea / antibiotics if it has sudden diarrhea, Cyclospora most common in tropical and subtropical countries, and the previous US outbreak has been associated with imported fresh products such as basil, coriander, lettuce, raspberry And snow peas. Most cases in the US have been reported in spring and summer.Although this parasite attached to the fruit / vegetables is not necessarily when the fruit washed then the parasite will disappear, all fruits and vegetables grown mostly must have been given pesticides or anti-fungal and insecticides to avoid consuming or decaying food, unfortunately because the disease is not parasite Which became national, the researchers did not know how to deal with the disease, and even they made the conclusion that the disease could be contagious and ultimately the researchers rethought to take sampe from the stools of people infected with the disease.The only way to prevent this disease develops only, when you get diarrhea you should immediately treat it with anti-diarrhea or other anti-biotic drugs, this applies to adults and toddlers. And other tips that might work is, when you buy fruit and vegetables that find the rotten part, it is better that the fruit / vegetable is removed because of the possibility that the parasite is already living in the fruit and vegetables.

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