Cryptosporidium Flashcards
1
Q
host
A
calves, lambs, kids, dear, foals, puppies, kittens, turkeys
2
Q
pathology
A
multiply in enterocytes - villous atrophy
serious in immunocompromised
3
Q
morphology
A
oocyst - 4 sporozoites inside
4
Q
transmission
A
water, food, zoonotic, ingestion of oocysts (excreted in feces)
oocysts can reinvade (auto infection)
5
Q
diagnosis
A
oocysts in stool (ziehl-nelson stain), ELISA, immunofluorescence
6
Q
symptoms
A
explosive watery diarrhea (brown green), 2-10x/day, fever, vomiting, anorexia, abdom discomfort, death in immunocompromised
7
Q
treatment
A
rehydration (no anti-diarrheal meds - facilitates reinfection)
