cryptosporidosis Flashcards
1
Q
what is cryptosporidosis
A
protozoa
2
Q
how is it diagnosed
A
duodenal aspirate and stool
3
Q
treatment
A
supportive
4
Q
associated with
A
domestic animals, especially calves
5
Q
how is it transmitted
A
Person-Person too, contaminated water and swimming pools
Ingested cysts hatch into trophozoites which invade small intestine enterocytes
6
Q
what is it resistant to
A
chlorine - pools
7
Q
what do the cysts stian with
A
ZN stain
8
Q
CF
A
infectious and travel related diarrhoea
9
Q
what is it worse if u have
A
HIV
