A microscopic image of Cyclospora cayetanensis in feces. (CDC) Hundreds of people in the US so far have recently developed a specific type of food poisoning that's causing watery and occasionally explosive diarrhea.

A parasitic illness is spreading across the country, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating the source after at least 20 people were hospitalized.

If there was one word you wouldn’t want to hear in front of the word “diarrhea,” it’d be “explosive.” Unfortunately, it’s a combination that some Americans are personally experiencing right now, thanks to ongoing outbreaks of a parasitic foodborne disease called cyclosporiasis.

Health officials say they are seeing a spike in cases when it comes to a parasitic illness that can cause numerous symptoms.

Case counts rise during the spring and summer months; therefore, the cyclosporiasis season is considered May 1 through August 31.

Dozens of cases of a parasite-based sickness have prompted investigations across the U.S. as health officials work to determine the source. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday said that between May and mid-June,

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In the past nine days, health officials have diagnosed more than 170 people with cyclosporiasis, a diarrheal illness. It is considered an outbreak.

At least 170 Michiganders have contracted a parasitic gastrointestinal infection called cyclosporiasis. Here are the CDC's tips to prevent illness.