Cryptosporidiosis causes

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

A number of species of Cryptosporidium cause diseases in mammals. In humans, out of the 11 species of Cryptosporidium, C. parvum and C. hominis (previously C. parvum genotype 1) are mainly associated with disease. C. canis, C. felis, C. meleagridis, and C. muris are also sometimes associated cause disease in humans.^[1]

Causes

Following are the causes of Cryptosporidiosis:^[1]

Cryptosporidium parvum (known previously as C. parvum genotype II)
Cryptosporidium hominis
Cryptosporidium felis, from cats
Cryptosporidium canis, from dogs
Cryptosporidium meleagridis, from birds
Cryptosporidium suis, from pigs
Cryptosporidium muris, from rodents
Cryptosporidium cervine genotype from various animals

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Dabas A, Shah D, Bhatnagar S, Lodha R (2017). “Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium in Pediatric Diarrheal Illnesses”. Indian Pediatr. 54 (4): 299–309. PMID 28474590.

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[pmid28474590-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Dabas A, Shah D, Bhatnagar S, Lodha R (2017). “Epidemiology of Cryptosporidium in Pediatric Diarrheal Illnesses”. Indian Pediatr. 54 (4): 299–309. PMID 28474590.

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