Cryptosporidiosis

In Cryptosporidiosis is a diarrheal disease caused by the belonging to the Apicomplexa Cryptosporidium. In people with cellular immunodeficiency (eg, AIDS), these otherwise rare disease occurs frequently. The transmission is as an oral infection by the inclusion of infected food or infected drinking water. Infection through infected domestic animals, as well as from human to human is possible.

Those affected suffer from watery diarrhea associated with abdominal pain and low grade fever. In otherwise healthy people, the disease heals in about a week without consequences, it develops a lifelong immunity. In infants and immunocompromised but longer and more complicated patterns can occur. A causal therapy is currently not available. In HIV -infected persons in addition to the symptomatic treatment to optimize the immune status of antiretroviral therapy is urgent.