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Cryptosporidiosis - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/default.htm
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. |
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CDC Division of Parasitic Diseases - Cryptosporidiosis - http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/cryptosporidiosis/factsht_cryptosporidiosis.htm
Fact sheet with cause, symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. |
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Cryptosporidium Parvum: A Review of Cryptosporidiosis - http://www.cdfound.to.it/HTML/khan.htm
Technical discussion covering transmission, biology, pathogenesis, prevention and control, future strategies for treatment and prevention, and related topics. |
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Cryptosporidiosis - http://www.thebody.com/treat/cryptosp.html
Information resources on this opportunistic infection, from The Body. |
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eMedicine - Cryptosporidiosis - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic484.htm
Article by Damon Eisen, MD. |
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Cryptosporidiosis Waterborne Disease - http://www.water-research.net/cryptosporidium.htm
Information related to the disease, routes of contamination, life cycle, testing and water treatment. |
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Mamas Health - http://www.mamashealth.com/crypto.asp
Learn about Cryptosporidiosis, what causes it, how to prevent it, and statistics |
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MedlinePlus: Cryptosporidiosis - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/cryptosporidiosis.html
Includes articles, news stories, and factsheets. |
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Cryptosporidium Information - http://www.cieh.org/know.aspx?id=7326
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. |