Weight-loss joke turns serious as 'cyclospora skinny' trend fuels health warnings

A social media trend dubbed "cyclospora skinny" is prompting warnings from medical professionals as Arizona health officials investigate 36 locally acquired cases of the intestinal illness. Videos and jokes referencing the outbreak have spread across social platforms, with some users suggesting the parasite could be used as a rapid weight-loss method . Medical experts emphasize that infection from Cyclospora cayetanensis, a foodborne intestinal parasite , is a painful illness. MORE THAN 12,000 P