Today my 5-year-old tested positive for Alpha-gal syndrome after weeks of trying to figure out what was going on. 🥺 As a mom, it’s scary learning your child now has a tick-related allergy that changes everyday things like food and routines. Sharing this to bring awareness because I had no idea how common tick-related illnesses were becoming until it affected our family. If you’ve noticed unexplained reactions after eating or spending time outdoors, trust your gut and ask questions. 🤍 #alphagal

A cyclosporiasis outbreak has now affected more than 1,700 people and counting. More than two dozen states are investigating cases of the foodborne parasitic infection. While it’s not fatal, symptoms can include “frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The source of the outbreak is unknown; the cyclospora cayetanensis parasite can be hard to track as it can’t be reproduced in a lab and it is not always detected through food

Insane how far I have come #TikTokCreatorSearchInsightsIncentive #crps #chronicillness #healing #testimony

Special Pathogen Treatment Center runs simulation to prepare for infectious disease emergencies

Phagocytosis Mechanism: How Immune Cells Kill Pathogens | Immunology #Shorts

How the Cell Traps Pathogens (Phagosome Formation)