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Cryptosporidiosis Other Information |
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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
... Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic infection caused by Cryptosporidium parvum and occasionally other species of Cryptosporidium. It is transmitted by ingestion of fecally contaminated food or water, inc...
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Genome Sequence Reveals Leaner, Meaner Intestinal Parasite ... Cryptosporidium parvum — an insidious, one-celled, waterborne parasite that lodges in the intestines of infected people and animals and for which there is currently no effective treatment — ...
Source: National Institutes of Health
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Resources
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cryptosporidiosis (National Institutes of Health)
- Cryptosporidiosis (National Women's Health Information Center)
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