Preventing Cyclosporiasis

>> FOR MORE STORIES ON THE DISCUSSION SURROUNDING DATA CENTERS. >> YOU CAN VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT WGC YOU DOT ORG AS AN OUTBREAK OF CYCLO SPORIASIS SPREADS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. OUR STATE IS SEEING A RISE IN CASES INCLUDING RIGHT HERE IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. ACCORDING TO THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH OVER 60 CASES STEMMING FROM THE PARASITE HAVE BEEN RECORDED. THAT INCLUDES LEE COUNTY, WHICH LEADS THE STATE WITH 11 CONFIRMED CASES SO FAR THIS YEAR, AT LEAST 2 CASES HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED IN COLLIER COUNTY, ACCORDING TO THE CDC. THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO RISE IS THERE IS USUALLY A 6 WEEK GAP BETWEEN WHEN THE ILLNESS BEGINS AND WHEN THEY ARE OFFICIALLY REPORTED TO FEDERAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES, A DIRECT CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK IS NOT KNOWN YET, BUT THE GASTRO INTESTINAL INFECTION CAN BE CONTRACTED. BUT EATING FOOD OR DRINKING WATER CONTAMINATED WITH THE PARASITE. WITH MORE ON CYCLISTS PRICES. I AM JOINED BY GASTROENTEROLOGISTS DOCTOR, ANIL SHARMA. HE'S AN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. IN GAINESVILLE, DR. SHARMA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. CAN YOU HELP US UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT THIS PARASITE AND HOW THE INFECTION IS ACTUALLY SPREAD? >> SO THIS PAST THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR THAT KID. AND THE FRESHLY MEMBER THEY OUTBREAK WAS IN 1996. WAS A MAJOR OUTBREAK. NATIONAL. A BIT MORE THAN 2000 CASES. AND THAT WAS A CASE BACK TO. THAT'S BASED ON GORE. KAMALA. SINCE THAT TIME, WE HAVE SEASONAL OUTBREAKS. IN THE MONTH OF MAY THROUGH AUGUST EVERY YEAR. BUT IN AS LOT NUMBER SAYS, THIS THEN WE HAVE THE KEYS. I THINK THAT COMPOSE IN CASES IN THE U.S. >> WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS THAT PEOPLE SHOULD WATCH FOR? AND CAN YOU ALSO TALK ABOUT WHEN SOMEONE SHOULD SEEK HELP? >> YOU HAVE THE SYMPTOMS ARE ACTUALLY NOT VERY. DIFFERENT FROM OTHER. AND THAT IS IN THIS IS LIKE MY LITTLE LESS ARE BACK TO LOUIS. BECAUSE YOU CAN HAVE BLOOD IN THE STOOL ARE NOT A GOOD THIS TUNE WHICH IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DISTINGUISH WHAT YOU KNOW, THE CAUSE OF THE ILLNESS WAS. AND THE TEST IS VERY SIMPLE. HAS GONE UP. THE GBI PATHOGENS TO TEST. AND THIS TO TEST AND THEY COME IN THE KHON OFF THE IDEA IN BLOWERS. SO THE PREVIOUS BEST USE OF IT TODAY IS TO GET TO KNOW DESERTED. BUT SINCE THIS IS NOT NEW. MY THANKS. AND STU. AND THAT'S AGAIN. A CAST AND THE DUP THAT CAN GO TO VISIT IN 2 DAYS AND YOU CAN GET STATEMENT WITH ANTIBIOTIC CALLED BACK DOUBLE STRAND FOR 7 TO 10 DAYS. AND THE FEEL MUCH BETTER. THE THE SYMPTOMS CAN BE NAUSEA. ONE MEETING, BLOATING, AND VARIOUS IN A PUSH TO HAVE. HAVE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE EXPLOSIVE DIARRHEA, LIKE IN COMES OFF LIKE GAS AND BLOATING. AND THE DIE AND THAT CAN SOMETIMES LAST FALL DAYS AND WEEKS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN 4 MONTHS AFTER THE INFECTION HAS IT IS ODD. MOST ACTIVE ON SOMETHING CALLED PORT INFECTIOUS. IT EVOLVED SYNDROME. AS I MENTIONED, THE SYMPTOMS AND BE CONFUSED WITH VIOLENT BACK TO THE LESS SOCIAL, MANY IMPORTANT EVENTS TO TEST. >> AND AGAIN, TO CLARIFY, IT IS NOT CONTAGIOUS. SPREAD FROM HUMAN TO HUMAN. BUT WHAT CAN WE DO TO KEEP OURSELVES FROM GETTING SICK? >> SO IT DOES NOT SPEND HUMAN TO HUMAN, BUT THE STANDARD PRECAUTION SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN LIKE IF YOU LED TO THE BATHROOM, YOU SHOULD WASH YOUR HANDS. AND WASH YOUR HANDS BEFORE. BUT YOU ANY PARTIES. AND ALSO IF YOU HAD. IF YOU BOUGHT BY A HEAD OF LETTUCE AND REMOVE THE OUTER LAYERS AND WATCH, YOU KNOW, YES, BEFORE YOU STAY KNOCKS IT, EATING IN A WIDE, YOU KNOW, LIKE A MIX, SENATE KICKS ARE BAD. 7 GAMES. AND THE WATCH. THE CILANTRO AND BUSINESS OF ANY BELL AND EVEN THE. THE FULL TITLE OF THAT SKIN LIKE MELONS AND HAD IT. HE SHOULD SCRAP DEAD. THE OUTER SURFACE BEFORE HE CONSUMED. THE CAUTIONS OF ART AND ALSO IT DOESN'T SPREAD OF HUMAN TO HUMAN PERSON PERSON. BUT AGAIN, STAND UP FOR CAUTION. SHOULD BE TAKEN.