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cryptosporidiosis - parasitic diarrhea
Definition for cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis is a parasitic disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa.
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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 diseases and is found worldwide.
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ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
cryptosporidiosis and ELISA (Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) serology
cryptosporidiosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) serology
Modified acid-fast staining of stool
cryptosporidiosis and Modified acid-fast staining of stool
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
cryptosporidiosis and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
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cryptosporidiosis and Lymphocyte subset analysis
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cryptosporidiosis and Complete metabolic panel
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
cryptosporidiosis and Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
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cryptosporidiosis and Liver Function Tests
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cryptosporidiosis and immunochromatographic test (ICT)
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cryptosporidiosis and Cholangiography
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Cholecystectomy
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avoid lactose in diet
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Cryptosporidiosis - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto
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You Can Prevent Cryptosporidiosis
The parasitic disease cryptosporidiosis can be quite dangerous to you if you have HIV. ... Cryptosporidiosis (krip-to-spo-rid-e-O-sis), often called "crypto, ...
http://www.webmd.com/hiv-aids/prevent-cryptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidiosis: Intestinal Protozoa: Merck Manual Professional
Introduction· Amebiasis·Cryptosporidiosis· Giardiasis· Isosporiasis and ... Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis have abated after effective highly active ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec14/ch185/ch185c.html
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Cryptosporidiosis, disease information, NCID, CDC
Cryptosporidiosis (Cryptosporidium Infection) Cryptosporidiosis. Main menu. Travelers' Health Information on Cryptosporidiosis ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_crypto.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis: Additional Resources - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public ... Cryptosporidiosis site. ... Sporadic cryptosporidiosis case-control study with genotyping. EID (Vol, 10, ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/add_resource.html
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EID Vol 3 No 1: Cryptosporidiosis: An Emerging, Highly Infectious Threat
Since 1982, cryptosporidiosis has been increasingly recognized as a cause of ... Of the first 58 cases of cryptosporidiosis described in humans by 1984, 40 (69 ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol3no1/guerrant.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis: Intestinal Protozoa: Merck Manual Professional
Severe, chronic diarrhea due to cryptosporidiosis is a problem in patients with AIDS. ... Symptoms of cryptosporidiosis have abated after effective highly active ...
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/print/sec14/ch185/ch185c.html
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Replaced: Cryptosporidiosis information | CDC NCID
This Page Has Been Replaced. The Cryptosporidiosis Information page has been replaced. Please update your bookmarks or links to the Cryptosporidiosis index page: ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/crypto/crypto.htm
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Replaced: Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet | CDC NCID
This Page Has Been Replaced. The Cryptosporidiosis Fact Sheet page has been replaced. Please update your bookmarks or links to the Cryptosporidiosis index page: ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/crypto/cryptos.htm
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Replaced: Cryptosporidiosis: Sources of Infection | CDC NCID
... Has Been Replaced. The Cryptosporidiosis: Sources of Infection and ... Please update your bookmarks or links to the Cryptosporidiosis index page: ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/crypto/sources.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis: Control - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... if you have cryptosporidiosis and for at ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/control.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Day Care Facilities - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... Cryptosporidiosis (Crypto) is a ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/daycare.html
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MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Cryptosporidium enteritis
Cryptosporidiosis. Definition Return to top. Cryptosporidium enteritis is an infection ... Cryptosporidiosis. In: Goldman L, Ausiello D, eds. Cecil Medicine. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000617.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis: Disease - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... of cryptosporidiosis generally begin ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/disease.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Fact Sheets: Nitazoxanide - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... What should I tell my patients with cryptosporidiosis about swimming? ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/factsheets/tx.html
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Cryptosporidiosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak, North Battleford, Ssaskatchewan, ... Treatment of Cryptosporidiosis from the AidsMeds site. Azithromycin information ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidiosis: Immunocompromised Persons - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... Cryptosporidiosis and Immunosuppression ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/ic.html
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This page has moved: cryptosporidiosis
This Page Has Moved. The cryptosporidiosis page has moved. ... www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/default.htm. This page last reviewed June ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/publications/brochures/cryptos.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cryptosporidiosis is typically an acute short-term infection but can become ... Additionally, in recent years, cryptosporidiosis has plagued many commercial ...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium
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MedlinePlus: Cryptosporidiosis
Cryptosporidiosis ... Cryptosporidiosis Prevention - Immunocompromised Persons(Centers for Disease ... Article: A review of cryptosporidiosis in Egypt. ...
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cryptosporidiosis.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Diagnosis - CDC DPD
... Cryptosporidiosis site. ... Diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis is made by examination ... Navigation for the Cryptosporidiosis Website. ? View By Topic ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/diagnosis.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Fact Sheets - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... to Prevent Cryptosporidiosis During a Boil ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/factsheets.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Immunocompromised Persons: Cryptosporidiosis and ...
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... reports cryptosporidiosis: assessment of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/ic/hcp.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Parasitic Infections: Merck Manual Home Edition
Cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of diarrhea among children living in ... To diagnose cryptosporidiosis, a doctor sends a stool sample to be tested for a ...
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch196/ch196f.html
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Cryptosporidiosis Decline, England and Wales | CDC EID
Cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of gastroenteritis worldwide. ... In the 1990s, several cryptosporidiosis outbreaks in England and Wales were ...
http://www.cdc.gov/eid/content/13/4/623.htm
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Division of Parasitic Diseases - Preventing Cryptosporidiosis in CI ...
The page "Preventing Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for People with Compromised ... Please update your bookmarks or links. This page last reviewed April 28, 2008 ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/fa...
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Cryptosporidiosis: Health Care Providers - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. Skip directly to the search box, site ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/hcp.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Outbreak Management - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... of cryptosporidiosis affecting multiple ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/outbreak_manage.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Disease Tracking/Surveillance - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public ... CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... Navigation for the Cryptosporidiosis Website. ? View By Topic ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/survsum.html
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Emergency Survey Methods in Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak | CDC EID
Clinical cryptosporidiosis patients were identified during the case ... A statewide outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in New South Wales associated with ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol11no05/04-0871.htm
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Information on the Cryptosporidium parasite by MedicineNet.com
A parasite, called Cryptosporidium, can be passed from person to person from ... The diagnosis of cryptosporidiosis is made by examination of stool specimens. ...
http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=53127
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Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis Threat Addressed
Since 1993, several smaller cryptosporidiosis outbreaks were reported in the ... Cryptosporidiosis is caused by ingestion of the environmentally tough oocysts of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol1no2/colley.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis and Filtration of Water | CDC EID
Cryptosporidiosis is caused by >1 species or genotypes of the genus ... Cryptosporidiosis is associated with bloating, abdominal pain, nausea, and ...
http://www.cdc.gov/EID/content/14/1/115.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis: Boil Water Advisories: Dental Offices - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... risk for cryptosporidiosis if they are ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/bwa/dental.html
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Replaced: Cryptosporidiosis and HIV/AIDS | CDC NCID
... Has Been Replaced. The page "Cryptosporidiosis: A Guide for Persons with ... Cryptosporidiosis: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/submenus/sub_crypto.htm ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/crypto/hivaids.htm
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Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis: Sources of ...
The page "Cryptosporidiosis: Sources of Infection and Guidelines for Prevention" has moved. ... Please update your bookmarks or links. This page last reviewed ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/cr...
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Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidium Infection
This pamphlet was prepared by the inter-agency Working Group on Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis, and describes various methods of protection from the one-celled ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/default.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis: Public Health Professionals - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public ... CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... Methods in Acute Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak. Disease Tracking/Surveillance ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/php.html
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Diseases: Cryptosporidium | CDC Healthy Pets Healthy People
Cryptosporidium infection (cryptosporidiosis) (krip-toe-spo-rid-ee-oh-sis) is a ... How do I reduce my risk of acquiring cryptosporidiosis from my pet? ...
http://www.cdc.gov/healthypets/diseases/cryptosporidiosis.htm
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CDC - Sporadic Cryptosporidiosis Case-Control Study with Genotyping
However, most cases of cryptosporidiosis are due to sporadic rather than ... Possible undetected outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis in areas of the North West of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no7/03-0582.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis Decline after Membrane Filtration | CDC EID
The incidence of sporadic cryptosporidiosis among 106,000 residents of 2 local ... The risk for sporadic cryptosporidiosis was independently associated with the ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol11no02/04-0274.htm
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Cryptosporidosis: Epidemiology & Risk Factors - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health ... CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... States, an estimated 300,000 cases of cryptosporidiosis occur each year. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/epi.html
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Cryptosporidiosis -- New Mexico, 1986
The average incubation period of cryptosporidiosis is 2 to 10 days. ... In immunodeficient persons, cryptosporidiosis can cause life-threatening dehydration. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00000962.htm
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Communitywide Cryptosporidiosis Outbreak --- Utah, 2007
Cryptosporidiosis is a nationally notifiable gastrointestinal illness caused by ... The number of nonoutbreak cryptosporidiosis cases reported nationally increased ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5736a2.htm?s_cid=mm5736a2_x
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Cryptosporidiosis: Boil Water Advisories: Day Care Facilities - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public ... CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... water are specifically recommended for preventing cryptosporidiosis. ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/bwa/daycare.html
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Cryptosporidiosis: Boil Water Advisories: Commercial Ice Makers - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. Skip directly to ... "Crypto" - Cryptosporidiosis ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/bwa/icemaker.html
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Outbreak of Cryptosporidiosis Associated with a Water Sprinkler ...
Cryptosporidiosis associated with recreational water exposure is becoming ... Waterborne cryptosporidiosis is probably underrecognized and underreported (1) ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00055289.htm
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Cryptosporidiosis: Outbreaks - CDC DPD
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis and its public health significance. ... Welcome to the CDC Cryptosporidiosis site. ... reports cryptosporidiosis among children ...
http://www.cdc.gov/crypto/outbreaks.html
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Cryptosporidiosis Outbreaks Associated with Recreational Water Use ...
Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by parasitic protozoa of ... For 2006, a total of 18 cryptosporidiosis outbreaks have been reported (as of ...
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5629a1.htm
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CDC - Costs of Illness in the 1993 Waterborne Cryptosporidium Outbreak ...
Epidemiologic aspects of human cryptosporidiosis and the role of waterborne ... Cryptosporidiosis-associated mortality following a massive waterborne outbreak ...
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol9no4/02-0417.htm
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