Erika Edwards

Diastasis recti, when the connective bands holding the abdominal muscles together separate, is common during pregnancy.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that the United States has logged 2,318 measles cases in the first seven months of this year, surpassing last year’s total of 2,289.

The massive, multistate outbreak of cyclosporiasis has expanded to nine states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

Taylor Farms, the produce giant that supplied the shredded lettuce to Taco Bell that’s been linked to an ongoing cyclosporiasis outbreak in at least five states, has been connected to several outbreaks in the past.

Federal health officials have told people to avoid lettuce from Taco Bell restaurants in five states: Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and West Virginia.

Explosive diarrhea parasite cyclosporiasis is causing possible outbreaks in over half of US states. See a map of the rising rates from NBC News and the CDC.

Michigan health officials suggested lettuce or salad greens could be possible sources. Taco Bell said it had removed some ingredients “as a precautionary measure.”

Nearly 3,000 people have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness called cyclosporiasis, a foodborne infection marked by intense, watery diarrhea, state health officials report.

Cyclospora, a parasite that causes “explosive diarrhea,” is spreading in the US, including in Michigan, Ohio and New York. Authorities are investigating a potential food source.

The source of cyclosporiasis outbreaks is still unknown, but fresh produce is suspected.

Nearly a quarter of adults in states crawling with lone star ticks are estimated to show signs that they’ve been bitten, the CDC says.