feces
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Cyclosporiasis comes from food that’s gotten contaminated with human feces while being washed in fields or processing plants.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
People contract the illness by consuming food or water contaminated with the feces of an infected person that contained the parasite.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Cyclospora is spread when people consume foods or drink water that are contaminated with feces.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2026
Hachadourian says some blooms smell like dog feces and others like rotting flesh.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
Mary Anne, using a spatula from her mother’s silver service, was shaping the feces into a remote semblance of a cake.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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