- After a corporate takeout lunch in NYC that included chopped lettuce, a man contracted cyclospora and suffered intense watery diarrhea, stomach cramps, no appetite, and about a 7-pound weight loss that disrupted his work.
- He was eventually diagnosed by stool test and, after being prescribed the antibiotic Bactrim, began feeling much better within two days.
- Lettuce is a suspected source in a larger US cyclospora outbreak, and the experience turned him into a home-cooking, food-safety advocate.
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