Epidemiology: Cryptosporidiosis is an acute, self-limiting diarrheal disease caused by the
parasite Cryptosporidium. Dormant oocysts are shed in the feces of infected animals and …

Cryptosporidium was first recognized in humans in 1976 and came to prominence in the
1980s and 1990s as a cause of severe diarrheal illness in patients with AIDS. Its hardy …

Cryptosporidiumparasites are spread through direct contact with infected people or animals
or exposure to fecal contamination of water, soil, food, orthehandsofexposedindividuals …

Publisher Summary This chapter draws heavily on the molecular epidemiology of human
cryptosporidiosis. Cryptosporidiosis is a common cause of diarrheal diseases in humans. In …

Cryptosporidium parvum is an important cause of diarrhea worldwide. Cryptosporidium
causes a potentially life-threatening disease in people with AIDS and contributes …

Although the protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium spp. was recognized as a human
pathogen in 1976 [1], it was only after a major outbreak in 1993 that sickened more than …

Cryptosporidium parvum, a leading cause of persistent diarrhea in developing countries, is a
major threat to the US water supply. Able to infect with as few as 30 microscopic oocysts …

As a result of the massive outbreak of waterborne cryptosporidiosis that occurred recently in
Milwaukee, Wisconsin, affecting an estimated 403,000 individuals (1), there is renewed …

Abstract Background Cryptosporidiosis, caused by Cryptosporidium, is an enteric illness that
has received much attention as an infection of immunocompromised persons as well as in …

Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal illness that in humans is most commonly due to infection by
Cryptosporidium parvum or C. hominis. It has a world-wide distribution and is associated …