
About Crypto Infections | Cryptosporidium ("Crypto") | CDC
Jun 5, 2024 · Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrhea-causing disease that is spread through germs that live in the poop of infected people or animals. When a person swallows Cryptosporidium, or …
Cryptosporidiosis (Crypto): Symptoms, Treatment & Prevention
Cryptosporidiosis is an illness you get from the parasite Cryptosporidium. It causes watery diarrhea and other gastrointestinal (gut) symptoms. You usually get it from contaminated water …
Cryptosporidiosis - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Sep 13, 2020 · Cryptosporidium is the second major cause of moderate to severe diarrhea in children younger than two and an important cause of mortality worldwide. It occurs most …
Cryptosporidiosis: Treatment and prevention - UpToDate
Jun 14, 2024 · Cryptosporidium is an intracellular protozoan parasite that is associated with self-limited diarrhea in immunocompetent hosts and severe debilitating diarrhea with weight loss …
Cryptosporidiosis - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Cryptosporidiosis is an infection that causes diarrhea. It is caused by a parasite. Most people get the parasite after swallowing food or water tainted with stool. This includes swallowing water …
Cryptosporidium: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment - Patient
Oct 7, 2024 · Cryptosporidium is one of the most common protozoal causes of gastroenteritis in the UK, and about 1 in 5 cases are associated with recent foreign travel. Anyone can develop …
Cryptosporidiosis fact sheet - NSW Health
Cryptosporidiosis is a disease. You can get it by swallowing the Cryptosporidium parasite. The disease can give you diarrhoea and stomach cramps. Contact your doctor if you have a …
Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment - BMJ Best Practice
Dec 12, 2023 · Cryptosporidiosis is an illness caused by the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium, characterised by watery diarrhoea and often accompanied by abdominal cramps, loss of …
Cryptosporidium is a parasite that causes a diarrheal illness called cryptosporidiosis (the parasite and the disease are often called “Crypto”). Crypto is a common waterborne illness and is the …
Cryptosporidiosis: Symptoms, Causes, Treatment, and More - Healthline
Aug 15, 2018 · Most people recover within a few weeks with no problems. However, the watery diarrhea, nausea, and abdominal cramps that come with the infection can linger for some …