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cryptosporidiosis noun[ U ] medical specializeduk /ˌkrɪp.tə.spə.rɪd.iˈəʊ.sɪs/ us /ˌkrɪp.tə.spə.rɪd.iˈoʊ.sɪs/ a disease caused by very small organisms, often spread through drinking water, that can cause a fever and stomach problems in people and animals: Outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have been linked to drinking water from municipal water supplies. At least one child tested positive for cryptosporidiosis and others became ill with similar symptoms. In the case of a cryptosporidiosis outbreak, particularly that transmitted through contaminated water reservoirs, the population should be advised to consume only boiled or bottled water. Another calf was seen by the attending veterinary surgeon and was diagnosed with cryptosporidiosis. The main route of transmission of cryptosporidiosis is through the ingestion of water or food contaminated with mature oocysts. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Fevers & infectious diseases afebrile ague anaplasmosis anti-malaria anti-malarial delirious ehrlichiosis enteric fever Epstein-Barr virus EVD feverishly mumps rubella scarlet fever sleeping sickness staphylococcus Staphylococcus infection toxoplasmosis typhoid fever variola
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