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Cryptosporidium parvum - Coggle Diagram
Cryptosporidium parvum
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Morphology
cyst - oocyst
Infective, diagnostic in feces (Spherical or oval)
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4 to 5 µm, double walled two electron dense layer
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Resistant to chlorine, drying, progressive freezing, salt water
• Only stage in life cycle that can live ex vivo
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Clinical Characteristics
Secretory diarrhea (some mucous, but no blood)
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Oocysts may infect the lungs and trachea, resulting in cough
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