Chapter 1
The microscopic hitchhiker
Chapter 2
The global fruit trail
Chapter 3
Inside the human host
Chapter 4
Tracking the microscopic clues
YOUR GOAL
Master of The biology of Cyclospora
Ch 2 · The global fruit trail
diego The Global Fruit Trail
Waking up slow, growing in dirt, crossing the world on your greens!
diego Cyclosporiasis infections spike dramatically during warm-weather months in North America.
BETA
diego Trace the parasite's journey from farm to fork to discover how Cyclospora spreads.
Fun Fact
Heat limit: Washing doesn't easily remove Cyclospora, but heating contaminated food or water to 158°F (70°C) will successfully destroy the parasite.
Glossary
raspberry (noun)
An edible soft red fruit that grows on a thorny bush. In 1996, imported Guatemalan raspberries carrying Cyclospora parasites caused a major North American foodborne outbreak.
An edible soft red fruit that grows on a thorny bush. In 1996, imported Guatemalan raspberries carrying Cyclospora parasites caused a major North American foodborne outbreak.
Quiz
From which country were the contaminated raspberries imported during the 1996 outbreak?