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Cryptosporidiosis

What is cryptosporidiosis?

Cryptosporidiosis is a contagious disease that causes watery diarrhea. It is caused by parasites called Cryptosporidium, or Crypto . These parasites live in soil, food, and water. They are found in every region of the United States and throughout the world. Crypto can also be found on surfaces or dirty hands that have been contaminated with the stool (poop) of humans or animals that have the infection.

How is cryptosporidiosis spread?

You can become infected with Crypto by swallowing the parasite if it is in your food, drinking water, or water that you swim in. You can also get infected when you touch something that has been contaminated, and then you touch your eyes, mouth, or nose. Another way that Crypto can spread is through sexual contact.

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  1. Cryptosporidiosis (National Library of Medicine)  
    What is cryptosporidiosis? Cryptosporidiosis is a contagious disease that causes watery diarrhea. It is caused by parasites called Cryptosporidium, or Crypto . ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/cryptosporidiosis.html - Health Topics
  2. Cryptosporidium enteritis 
    ... Elsevier; 2021:chap 113. Warren CA, Lima AAM. Cryptosporidiosis. In: Goldman L, Cooney KA, eds. Goldman-Cecil ... Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier; 2024:chap 321. White AC. Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium species). In: Bennett JE, Dolin R, Blaser ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000617.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. ClinicalTrials.gov: Cryptosporidiosis From the National Institutes of Health (National Institutes of Health)  
    Cryptosporidiosis/Clinical Trials ... Cryptosporidiosis
    https://clinicaltrials.gov/...sporidiosis"&aggFilters=status:not rec - External Health Links
  4. Parasites and Foodborne Illness (Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service)  
    Cryptosporidiosis/Related Issues
    https://www.fsis.usda.gov/.../parasites-and-foodborne-illness - External Health Links
  5. Post-Travel Parasitic Disease Including Evaluation of Eosinophilia (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Traveler's Health/Specifics ... Traveler's Health ... Parasitic Diseases/Related Issues ... Parasitic Diseases ... Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ... Learn how to ...
    https://www.cdc.gov/.../post-travel-parasitic-disease.html - External Health Links
  6. Disease Risks for People at Dog Social Events (American Veterinary Medical Association)  
    People attending dog social events can be at risk of zoonotic diseases, which are diseases that spread from animals to people. Some of these diseases ...
    https://www.avma.org/.../disease-risks-people-dog-social-events - External Health Links
  7. Ova and Parasite Test: MedlinePlus Medical Test 
    ... U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; About Cryptosporidiosis; [reviewed 2021 Feb 8; cited 2023 Apr 4]; [ ... Version [Internet]. Kenilworth (NJ): Merck & Co. Inc.; c2023. Cryptosporidiosis; [reviewed 2022 Oct; cited 2023 Mar 21]; [about ... home/infections/parasitic-infections-intestinal-protozoa-and-microsporidia/cryptosporidiosis Merck Manual Consumer Version [Internet]. Kenilworth (NJ): Merck & ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/lab-tests/ova-and-parasite-test - Medical Tests
  8. About Crypto Infections (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    ... the parasite Cryptosporidium and the disease it causes, cryptosporidiosis.
    https://www.cdc.gov/cryptosporidium/about - External Health Links
  9. Treating Crypto (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Treatment options for people sick with cryptosporidiosis.
    https://www.cdc.gov/cryptosporidium/treatment - External Health Links
  10. Clinical Testing and Diagnosis for Crypto (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)  
    Cryptosporidiosis/Diagnosis and Tests ... Cryptosporidiosis
    https://www.cdc.gov/cryptosporidium/hcp/diagnosis-testing - External Health Links
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