Cryptosporidium Definition

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Cryptosporidia
noun
A sporozoan (Cryptosporidium parvum, family Cryptosporidiidae) that causes cryptosporidiosis.
Webster's New World
pronoun

A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae "” a coccidian protozoan parasite causing the disease cryptosporidiasis.

Wiktionary

Origin of Cryptosporidium

  • New Latin Cryptosporidium genus name crypt(o)– spor(o)– Latin -idium diminutive suff. (from Greek -idion)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cryptosporidium Sentence Examples

  • The Group emphasizes the importance of liaison and team work in managing an incident or outbreak involving Cryptosporidium in the drinking water supply.

  • The diarrhea is usually caused by opportunistic infections of the digestive tract; the most common disease agents are Cryptosporidium parvum, Giardia lamblia, Campylobacter, or rotaviruses.

  • About 70 percent of patients with XHIM develop liver disease by age 30, usually as a result of recurrent Cryptosporidium infections.

  • Having the home water supply tested for possible contamination by Cryptosporidium parvum.

  • Cryptosporidium is another common parasitic organism that causes the symptoms of gastroenteritis.

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