Mahatma Jyotiba Fule College of Veterinary And Animal Sciences, Jaipur (Raj) Topic – Cryptosporidium Presented by :- Dr. Abhinav Meena 2020-2021 Assistant Professor Department of Veterinary Parasitology College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Chomu , Jaipur (Raj)
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Mahatma Jyotiba Fule College of Veterinary And Animal Sciences, Jaipur (Raj)
Topic – Cryptosporidium
Presented by :-Dr. Abhinav Meena
2020-2021Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary ParasitologyCollege of Veterinary and Animal Sciences,
Chomu , Jaipur (Raj)
Genus
Cryptosporidium
Contents
General Introduction
History
Signs
General life Cycle
Pathogenesis
Epidemiology
Diagnosis & Treatment
Prevention
Genus Cryptosporidium
Cryptosporidiosis is caused by protozoan parasites of thegenus Cryptosporidium, in which there are 18 ‘valid’ species.
In livestock, C. parvum, C. andersoni, C. galli have beenreported to cause morbidity and outbreaks of disease.
Some species are host specific but some are found in morethan one species.
Tansmission by fecal oral route
Person-to-person
Person-to-animal –Waterborne-Foodborne
Forms Oocyst with 4 sporozoites
History
1993: Milwaukee, West Indies Largest known water supply outbreak
400,000 persons became ill
1997: In decorative fountains
369 cases Appeared
Most cases in children <10 years old
Fecal excretion of Cryptosporidium parvum oocysts was
determined in 625 children less than five years old who
presented at the pediatric clinic of a teaching hospital in