Chapter 1
The microscopic hitchhiker
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Chapter 2
The global fruit trail
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Chapter 3
Inside the human host
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Chapter 4
Tracking the microscopic clues
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The biology of Cyclospora
Ch 2 · The global fruit trail
BETA
diego Trace the parasite's journey from farm to fork to discover how Cyclospora spreads.
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.
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?