Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, January 2005 / Vol. 54 / No. SS-1

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• Alternative Title:
  Cryptosporidiosis Surveillance — United States 1999–2002 ; Giardiasis Surveillance — United States, 1998–2002
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Infectious Diseases (U.S.). Division of Parasitic Diseases ; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Cryptosporidiosis is a gastrointestinal illness caused by coccidian protozoa of the genus Cryptosporidium. The hallmark symptom of this disease is diarrhea, which can be accompanied by abdominal cramps, loss of appetite, low-grade fever, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss; however, asymptomatic infection occurs frequently. Cryptosporidium can also cause an opportunistic infection in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)–infected patients, who might experience life-threatening infection with profuse, watery, cholera-like diarrhea. The incidence of this parasitic infection among the HIV-infected population, however, has decreased since the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for treating persons with HIV infection. Nitazoxanide (NTZ, Alinia™, Romark Laboratories, L.C.; Tampa Bay, Florida), the only drug approved in the United States for treating cryptosporidiosis, can be used solely to treat children aged 1–11 years.
  
  Giardia intestinalis (also known as G. lamblia and G. duodenalis) is the most common intestinal parasite identified by public health laboratories in the United States. This flagellated protozoan causes clinical illness (i.e., giardiasis) characterized by diarrhea, abdominal cramps, bloating, weight loss, and malabsorption; however, asymptomatic infection also frequently occurs. Case reports indicate that giardiasis also might be associated with the development of reactive arthritis ( 5). A zoonotic disease, giardiasis also affects domestic and wild mammals (e.g., cats, dogs, cattle, deer, and beavers).
  
  
• Subjects:
  Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium Giardia Lamblia Giardiasis Population Surveillance
• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Surveillance Summaries, 2005; v. 54, no. 1
• Series:
  Surveillance Summaries: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  1546-0738 (print) ; 1545-8636 (digital)
• Document Type:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  20 pdf pages
• Volume:
  54
• Issue:
  1
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
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