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Cryptosporidium parvum - Coggle Diagram
Cryptosporidium parvum
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LAB DIAGNOSIS
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Molecular methods - PCR , ELISA
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MORPHOLOGY
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Anterior is pointed, posterior is rounded , having single nucleus
Oval or spherical, 4 to 5 μm in diameter
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Life cycle
SEXUAL
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Either thick walled 80%( released out in the fecal sample to the environment) or thin walled 20% ( auto infection)
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4 merozoites from Type II meront, it will result in formation of microgamont and macrogamont
ASEXUAL
After cyst enters , attached to the intestinal wall . Cyst wall is broken down by gastric juices
Sporozoites released out, it transform to a trophozoite forms
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PATHOGENESIS
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Immunocompromised individual develop prolonged, life threatening , cholera - like illness
Immunocompetent individual - short term , self - limiting diarrhoea lasting approximately for weeks
Respiratory cryptosporidiosis, cholecystitis, hepatitis, pancreatitis
TREATMENT
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Antimicrobial agents for cryptosporidiosis - spiramycin , Azithromycin, paromycin, diclairal, letrauril
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