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Parasitology
Plasmodium species (Malaria)
Babesia
Giardia lamblia
Entamoeba histolytica (Amebiasis)
Cryptosporidium
Acanthamoeba
Naegleria fowleri (Primary amebic meningoencephalitis)
Toxoplasma gondii (Toxoplasmosis)
Trypanosoma brucei
Trypanosoma cruzi (Chagas disease)
Trichomonas vaginalis
Leishmania
Loa loa (Eye worm)
Toxocara canis (Visceral larva migrans)
Onchocerca volvulus (River blindness)
Ascaris lumbricoides
Anisakis
Angiostrongylus (Eosinophilic meningitis)
Ancylostoma duodenale and Necator americanus
Strongyloides stercoralis
Guinea worm (Dracunculiasis)
Wuchereria bancrofti (Lymphatic filariasis)
Trichinella spiralis
Enterobius vermicularis (Pinworm)
Trichuris trichiura (Whipworm)
Echinococcus granulosus (Hydatid disease)
Diphyllobothrium latum
Paragonimus westermani
Clonorchis sinensis
Schistosomes
Pediculus humanus and Phthirus pubis (Lice)
Sarcoptes scabiei (Scabies)
Cryptosporidium
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Cryptosporidium p. , 152
HIV-positive adults p. 174
hyper-IgM syndrome and p. 115
watery diarrhea p. 176
Cryptosporidium p. , 152
Cryptosporidium p. , 152
Cryptosporidium is a water-borne parasite that causes diarrhea and vomiting in humans. The disease is often spread through the feco-oral route, usually by drinking contaminated water or eating food that has been in contact with infected water.
Cryptosporidium is a common cause of diarrhea amongst travelers and can be particularly dangerous for those with weakened immune systems. Symptoms usually resolve within a week or two but can occasionally be fatal.
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