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Latest revision as of 02:37, 20 February 2022

  • Protozoan parasites that infect the intestines
  • Cryptosporidium hominis is the human subtype
  • Cryptosporidium parvum is the bovine subtype, which can also occasionally infect humans
  • Other species:
    • C. meleagridis, mainly infects birds but can also infect humans
    • C. cuniculus
    • C. ubitquitum
    • C. viatorum
    • C. C. canis
    • C. felis
    • C. muris