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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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Resources
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cryptosporidiosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Cryptosporidiosis (Medline Plus)
- Cryptosporidiosis (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases)
- Cryptosporidiosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- Cryptosporidiosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
- Cryptosporidiosis (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
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- Genome Sequence Reveals Leaner, Meaner Intestinal Parasite (National Institutes of Health)
- How to Find a Physician (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Parasitic Diseases
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- O&P (American Association for Clinical Chemistry)
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- Usted Puede Prevenir la Criptosporidiosis: Guía Para Personas Con VIH (CDC National Prevention Information Network)
- What Is Crypto? (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Yellow Book: Health Information for International Travel, 2003-2004, The (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC))
- You Can Prevent CRYPTO (Cryptosporidiosis) : A Guide for People with HIV Infection (CDC National Prevention Information Network)

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