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Don’t give up vegetables because of the diarrhea parasite

Fresh produce brings new risks with the cyclospora diarrhea outbreak. Here’s how to eat safe. | Getty Images Have you been looking at the lettuce aisle at your grocery store with a wary eye since the diarrhea outbreak began? You’re not alone. This is the summer, which should be high time for fresh produce. But the ongoing emergency has even doctors asking themselves unthinkable questions: Should I stop eating salad? Are any fruits and vegetables safe? The disease in question, cyclosporiasis, is caused by the parasite cyclospora, which can infect people when it is attached to fresh pro...