What Cyclospora does inside the gut and how it gets there

Cyclospora , the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/2352x1275+0+0/resize/2352x1275!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Ff0%2F44%2F67ba3961481ab8a02e8d22a25f98%2Fgettyimages-2286987004.jpg' alt='Cyclosporiasis is a parasitic illness caused by eating or drinking contaminated food or water.'/><p><em>Cyclospora</em>, the parasite that has sickened thousands this summer in the U.S., requires time in the human digestive tract to reproduce.</p><p>(Image credit: wildpixel)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5914624' />