Cryptosporidium parvum

Cryptosporidium parvum
Cryptosporidium parvum
Systematics
without rank: Sar without rank: Alveolata without rank: Apicomplexa without rank: Conoidasida Genre : Cryptosporidium ( Cryptosporidium ) Type : Cryptosporidium parvum
Scientific name
Cryptosporidium parvum
Tyzzer 1907

Cryptosporidium parvum is an oval small intestine - a parasite of the genus Cryptosporidium , the diarrhea caused. The disease it causes is known as cryptosporidiosis . Cryptosporidiosis is a zoonosis that is mainlytransmittedby mammals . In immunocompetent people, the infection is symptom-free or self-limiting (= diarrheal disease that stops by itself). In contrast, infants or people with immune disorders can suffer from life-threatening diarrhea.

It is transmitted faecal-orally or via contaminated food / drinking water.

For the direct or indirect detection of human pathogenic cryptosporidia, there is an obligation to report by name in accordance with Section 7 (1) No. 11 of the Infection Protection Act (IfSG).

literature

• Thieme Medical Microbiology ISBN 3-13-444809-2

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