{"id":3046,"date":"2026-07-15T15:38:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=3046"},"modified":"2026-07-15T15:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:38:35","slug":"how-to-read-the-latest-disease-apocalypse-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interstatelogisticshubs.com\/?p=3046","title":{"rendered":"How to read the latest \u2018disease apocalypse\u2019 stories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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It\u2019s like a meta-disease: Periodically, my news feeds break out in a rash of headlines about the latest terrifying disease ravaging the U.S. from shoreline to countryside.<\/p>

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Lately, it\u2019s cyclosporiasis.\u00a0\u00a0Here are the New York Times, Business Insider, and CBS, among innumerable others, thanking the headline gods for smiling on their content rain dance.<\/p>\n

How should you read these panic-inducing stories?\u00a0\u00a0Lest I get a 3:00 A.M. no-knock friendly visit from the ghost of Anthony Fauci past, I disclaim that I am not a doctor, and this is not medical advice.\u00a0\u00a0Take off just two letters, like a dentist removing some teeth: It is media advice.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s one intro example, from NBC:<\/p>\n

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Nearly 7,000 people nationwide may have\u00a0cyclosporiasis, a foodborne illness that can cause weeks of severe diarrhea, the\u00a0Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. The bulk of the cases are in Michigan, which has confirmed 3,309 cases.<\/p>\n

In a\u00a0health alert, the CDC reported that 1,645 people have been sickened by cyclosporiasis across the country, making it one of the largest outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. in years. The CDC urged doctors to be alert for patients with common symptoms of the infection, including watery diarrhea, bloating and nausea.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

In parsing this information, consider a few basic principles.<\/p>\n