Cryptosporidium is a threat in drinking and recreational water, contaminated food, day care centers, hospitals, and in persons with exposure to animals or unsanitary conditions, with potentially huge, long-term impact in malnourished children, as reviewed herein.
Title | Cryptosporidiosis : epidemiology and impact |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2002 |
Authors | Dillingham, RA, Lima, AA, Guerrant, RL |
Secondary Title | Microbes and infection |
Volume | 4 |
Issue | 10 |
Pagination | 1059-1066 |
Date Published | 08/2002 |
Publication Language | English |
Keywords | diarrhea, malnutrition, Parasite, protozoa |
Abstract | 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, chlorine-resistant oocysts, tiny size, low infectious dose, fully infectious development when shed and zoonotic potential make it a threat in drinking and recreational water, contaminated food, day care centers, hospitals, and in persons with exposure to animals or unsanitary conditions, with potentially huge, long-term impact in malnourished children, as reviewed herein. [author abstract] |
DOI | 10.1016/S1286-4579(02)01630-1 |
Short Title | Microbes and Infection |