The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have warned about a growing parasitic outbreak that causes explosive diarrhea, which has delighted and disgusted the internet, because of course it has. It’s a little on the nose even for the low standards of public health we’ve become accustomed to under the Trump administration.
But it’s really no laughing matter. Michigan alone has reported more than 1,250 cases of cyclosporiasis, according to state officials, with 44 patients ending up in the hospital. That’s a lot more than the average of 50 cases the state sees annually. More than 30 other states are also reporting infections.
