fecal
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The cyclospora parasite is typically spread through food or water contaminated with human fecal matter, according to the FDA.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The cyclospora parasite can spread on farms via human fecal matter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 17, 2026
Brown said he was initially diagnosed with “bad food poisoning” but after multiple visits to urgent care and shedding 20 pounds, the health care team conducted a diagnostic fecal test and discovered Brown had cyclosporiasis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Throughout the study, researchers analyzed fecal samples to track changes in gut microbes and metabolites.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 9, 2026
Some farming populations make it even easier for their own fecal bacteria and worms to infect new victims, by gathering their feces and urine and spreading them as fertilizer on the fields where people work.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
