cryptosporidium

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English

Cryptosporidium muris, a cryptosporidium first discovered in mice

Etymology

From translingual Cryptosporidium (the genus name), from Latin crypto- (hidden) + sporidium (spore). From 20th century.

Noun

cryptosporidium (plural cryptosporidia)

  1. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that can cause diarrhea and other symptoms in cases of low immunity.
    Alternative form: (abbreviation) crypto
    • 1998, Richard M. Krause, “1: Introduction to Emerging Infectious Diseases; Stemming the Tide”, in Richard M. Krause, editor, Emerging Infections, Academic Press, page 9:
      Recall the outbreak of cryptosporidia gastroenteritis in Milwaukee in 1994.
    • 2009, Mary C. Smith, David M. Sherman, Goat Medicine, 2nd edition, Wiley (Wiley-Blackwell), page 438:
      In Hungarian studies on the causes of diarrhea in kids younger than one month of age in large commercial dairy goat herds, cryptosporidia were isolated more frequently than rotavirus, coronavirus, adenovirus, or enterotoxigenic E. coli.
    • 2020, Alexandra F. Freeman, Steven M. Holland, 53: Prevention and management of infections, Kathleen E. Sullivan, E. Richard Stiehm (editors), Stiehm's Immune Deficiencies: Inborn Errors of Immunity, Elsevier (Academic Press), 2nd Edition, page 1122,
      Disorders associated with cryptosporidia include CD40 ligand deficiency, DOCK8 deficiency and IL-21 receptor deficiency.

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