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Where is cryptosporidiosis found?
Cryptosporidiosis refers to infection by the sporeforming protozoan known as Cryptosporidia.
What is the scientific name for Cryptosporidiosis?
The scientific name for Cryptosporidiosis is Cryptosporidium infection.
What types Water disease gels up in the body?
Cryptosporidiosis
What are types of water diseases?
Amoebiasis Cryptosporidiosis Cyclosporiasis Giardiasis Microsporidiosis
What is the prognosis for cryptosporidiosis?
Cryptosporidia rarely cause a serious disease in persons with normal immune systems.
How can people contract cryptosporidiosis?
Most common sources of infection are other humans, water supplies, or reservoirs.
How is cryptosporidiosis diagnosed?
This is based on either finding the characteristic cysts in stool specimens, or on biopsy of an infected organ, such as the intestine.
What is the best way to prevent cryptosporidiosis?
Cryptosporidia rarely cause a serious disease in persons with normal immune systems.
Why is my gecko's poop bloody?
Get it to an exotic animal veterinarian! NOW! This is a symptom of a disease known as Cryptosporidiosis that is potentially fatal to geckos!
What outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have occurred?
An outbreak in Milwaukee in 1993 in which over 400,000 persons were affected was traced to the city's water supply.
What parasitic forms can be seen in the feces of a patient with hookworm and Cryptosporidiosis and Tapeworm and Trichinosis?
In the feces of a patient with hookworm infection, whipworm eggs can be seen. In Cryptosporidiosis, Cryptosporidium oocysts may be present. Tapeworm infection may present with proglottids or eggs in the stool. Trichinosis infections may show Trichinella larvae upon microscopy.
Who is most likely to be affected by cryptosporidiosis?
Most persons who experience significant symptoms have an altered immune system, and suffer from diseases such as AIDS and cancer.
