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cryptosporidiosis

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[krip-toh-spawr-i-dahy-oh-sis, ‑-spohr‑] / ˌkrɪp toʊˌspɔr ɪ daɪˈoʊ sɪs, ‑ˌspoʊr‑ /

noun

Pathology.
  1. a disease caused by protozoan parasites of the genus Cryptosporidium, characterized by fever and gastrointestinal symptoms and typically spread via contaminated drinking water.


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More than 100 cases of cryptosporidiosis were linked to the outbreak, which caused sickness and diarrhoea, in May 2024.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2025

The cryptosporidiosis outbreak is hardly the first time South West Water has encountered problems, according to authorities.

From Seattle Times May 17, 2024

"That leads to various outbreaks of things like cryptosporidia," a parasite that causes the diarrheal disease cryptosporidiosis.

From Salon Oct. 20, 2022

The MSU study shows that diseases wild pigs carry that can be transmitted to people include leptospirosis, swine brucellosis, e. coli, salmonellosis, toxoplasmosis, trichinosis, giardia and cryptosporidiosis.

From Washington Times Mar. 18, 2018

But local health officials like Paul Biedrzycki, currently director of disease control and environmental health for Milwaukee, only learned about all this diarrhea when a doctor told them about a patient with cryptosporidiosis.

From Slate Jul. 2, 2015

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