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   Cryptosporidiosis

• Mamas Health (Site) - Learn about Cryptosporidiosis, what causes it, how to prevent it, and statistics
• Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of Cryptosporidiosis (Site) - Technical discussion covering transmission, biology, pathogenesis, prevention and control, future strategies for treatment and prevention, and related topics.
• Cryptosporidiosis (Site) - This pamphlet was prepared by the inter-agency Working Group on Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis, and describes various methods of protection from the one-celled parasite, Cryptosporidium parvum.
• Cryptosporidiosis (Site) - Information resources on this opportunistic infection, from The Body.
• Cryptosporidiosis Waterborne Disease (Site) - Information related to the disease, routes of contamination, life cycle, testing and water treatment.
• MedlinePlus: Cryptosporidiosis (Site) - Includes articles, news stories, and factsheets.
• CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis (Site) - Fact sheet with cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention.
• eMedicine - Cryptosporidiosis (Site) - Article by Damon Eisen, MD.
• Cryptosporidium Information (Site) - Chartered Institute of Environmental Health collection of resources about Cryptosporidium in drinking water. This single-celled organism is difficult to detect and can be life-threatening for the elderly, very young and immuno-compromised.