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Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. It is a disease spread through the fecal-oral route; the main symptom is self-limiting diarrhea in people with intact immune system. In immunocompromised individuals, such as AIDS patients, infection can cause permanent & life-threatening diarrhea. Despite not being identified until 1976 it is one of the most common waterborne di ...
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Cryptosporidiosis Organizations
- National Women's Health Information Center http://www.4woman.gov/
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.cancer.gov/
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases
- National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/
- CDC National Prevention Information Network http://www.cdcnpin.org/
Resources
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cryptosporidiosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Cryptosporidiosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
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