If you are anything like me, you have a home with plenty of fruit.
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In the Summer, I live for the roadside stands and farmers’ markets for the best fruit available. Now, the Alabama Public Health team is issuing a very important warning to all of us who consume fruit. It all stems from an illness caused by a tiny germ that is spreading across the country. Cyclosporiasis, an illness caused by a germ, is spreading through more than half of the United States.
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According to the health experts we contacted, the illness can cause diarrhea, nausea, and extreme tiredness. Alabama health officials are still looking for the source. If you have any of those symptoms, it is important to contact your physician.
PREVENTION AND STAYING SAFE
Health experts gave us three basic and important ways to prevent getting sick.
First, wash hands with soap and warm water before and after handling or preparing any fruits or vegetables…