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cryptosporidium
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cryp·to·spor·id·i·um  (krpt-sp-rd-m)
n.
A protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium that is an intestinal parasite in humans and other vertebrates and sometimes causes diarrhea that is especially severe in immunocompromised individuals.
[New Latin Cryptosporidium, genus name : crypt(o)- + spor(o)- + Latin -idium, diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion).]
cryptosporidium [ˌkrɪptəʊspɔːˈrɪdɪəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Microbiology) any parasitic sporozoan protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, species of which are parasites of birds and animals and can be transmitted to humans, causing severe abdominal pain and diarrhoea (cryptosporidiosis)


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I had vague recollections of Giardia and Cryptosporidia, but I was not able to recall any specific signs and symptoms beyond generic gastrointestinal complaints.
Mal de Mayo by Foster, Raymond T., Sr. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
All dairy farms are painted with cryptosporidia and coccidia, but you want to minimize exposure both for calves and the people taking care of the calves," he says.
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In addition, rare atypical agents have also been described in the literature: cytomegalovirus, [4] microsporidia, [5] aspergillus [6] and other fungi, [7] cryptosporidia, [8] and amoebae.
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