Secondary transmission of cryptosporidiosis associated with well water consumption: two case studies

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Bezerra, Camila Loredana Pereira Alves Madeira¹  Fernandes, Tatiane Uetti Gomes¹  Instituto de Medicina Tropical do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brasil¹  Rezende, Natania Carol Cavalcante¹  Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil¹  Almeida, Jéssica Jacinto Salviano de¹  Luz, Kleber Giovanni¹ 

关键词:  Cryptosporidium spp;    Well water;    Diarrhea.;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0232-2015

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

Cryptosporidiosis is a very prominent disease in the field of public health, and usually causes diarrhea. We describe two immunocompetent patients who presented with chronic diarrhea that was ultimately found to be caused by continuous exposure to well water contaminated with the microbial cysts (oocysts) of the Cryptosporidium spp parasite. We describe the patients' histories and possible explanations for their prolonged symptoms.Keywords: Cryptosporidium spp; Well water; Diarrhea.

【 授权许可】

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