       Document 0791
 DOCN  M9640791
 TI    Cryptosporidiosis: sources of infection and guidelines for prevention.
 DT    9604
 AU    Juranek DD; Division of Parasitic Diseases, Centers for Disease Control
       and; Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA.
 SO    Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Aug;21 Suppl 1:S57-61. Unique Identifier :
       AIDSLINE MED/96002828
 AB    Cryptosporidium parvum is an important emerging pathogen in the United
       States and a cause of severe, life-threatening disease in patients with
       AIDS. No safe and effective form of specific treatment for
       cryptosporidiosis has been identified to date. The parasite is
       transmitted by ingestion of oocysts excreted in the feces of infected
       humans or animals. The infection can therefore be transmitted from
       person to person through ingestion of contaminated water (drinking water
       and water used for recreational purposes) or food, from animal to
       person, or by contact with fecally contaminated environmental surfaces.
       Outbreaks associated with all of these modes of transmission have been
       documented. Patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection should
       be made more aware of the many ways that Cryptosporidium species are
       transmitted, and they should be given guidance on how to reduce the risk
       of exposure. This article summarizes existing data on the various modes
       of transmission. It includes an in-depth look at waterborne transmission
       because as more research data are made available to the public,
       physicians will increasingly be asked by patients about the importance
       of this source of infection compared with other sources of infection.
 DE    Animal  AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Cryptosporidiosis/EPIDEMIOLOGY/*PREVENTION &
       CONTROL/TRANSMISSION  Cryptosporidium/PATHOGENICITY  Feces/PARASITOLOGY
       Human  Incidence  Infection Control/METHODS  Practice Guidelines  Risk
       Factors  JOURNAL ARTICLE  REVIEW  REVIEW, TUTORIAL

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