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cryptosporidiosis, n. Microbiol. and Med.
Brit. |ˌkrɪptəʊspərɪdɪˈəʊsɪs|, U.S. |ˌkrɪptəspəˌrɪdiˈoʊsəs|
[‹ Cryptosporidium n. + -osis suffix.]
Infection with protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium, occurring chiefly in the intestinal tract of various mammals (including humans), birds, and reptiles, and often associated with diarrhoea and enterocolitis.
1974Jrnl. Amer. Vet. Med. Assoc. 165916/2 The histologic diagnosis of bovine cryptosporidiosis is based on the discovery of ovoid or round sporozoans..in the microvillus border of the small and large intestinal epithelium. 1988J. C. Bell et al. Zoonoses 60 Cryptosporidiosis. A recently recognized but common protozoal cause of gastroenteritis, especially in young children worldwide. 1989What Food? Sept. 7/1 Thames Water is currently investigating whether the removal of alum from its treatment process led to the nation's worst outbreak of the disease cryptosporidiosis, which causes diarrhoea and sickness. 2001National Post (Toronto) 4 May a3/3 Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by the parasite cryptosporidium parvum [sic], which as late as 1976 was not known to cause disease in humans. |