Trump has praised Overton, a former general surgery resident at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and chief policy officer at conservative think tank America First Policy Institute, as a “rockstar” future leader of the FDA. But her nomination to the top job comes at a time where Trump officials are attempting to take steps
Michigan health officials have confirmed the first two deaths linked to the ongoing cyclospora outbreak, a parasitic infection spread through contaminated food or water that can cause severe diarrhoea. The two individuals had “significant underlying health conditions that may have been impacted by cyclosporiasis and dehydration”, state health authorities said. The foodborne illness has spread
Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic illness caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water. wildpixel/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption wildpixel/Getty Images This summer, tiny Cyclospora parasites have wreaked havoc on the digestive systems of thousands of people in the U.S. It’s the biggest outbreak of this parasite the U.S. has ever seen. In a
Linda Kim, a nurse at the Washtenaw County Health Department in Michigan, has been helping to investigate more than 900 cases of cyclosporiasis locally. Foodborne illnesses are some of the most complex public health investigations, especially with the Cyclospora parasite. That’s because symptoms may not appear for up to two weeks after someone’s eaten contaminated
Michigan has been the hardest hit state, and health officials said Friday that the number of infected has risen to more than 8,100. Residents affected by the parasite told the BBC it was “the most painful thing I have ever been through in my life.” In its update on Friday, the CDC warned people not
Cyclosporiasis is a foodborne illness caused by contaminated food or water containing the Cyclospora parasite. FDA officials have yet to discover the source of the outbreak that the CDC says has sickened more than 1,600 people this summer. wildpixel via Getty hide title toggle title wildpixel via Getty The source of the cyclospora The disease