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<FlashCard questions="4">
|q1=What is the main species of ''Cryptosporidium'' which infects humans and domestic animals?
|a1=C. parvum
|l1=Cryptosporidium#Recognition
|q2=True or False: In ''Cryptosporidium'' infections unsporulated oocysts are passed in the faeces
|a2=
*False
*Sporulated oocysts are passed in the faeces
|l2=Cryptosporidium#Life Cycle
|q3=How are ''Cryptosporidium'' infections passed between hosts?
|a3=
*Direct faecal-oral transmission
*Water-bourne infections
*Autoinfection can also occur
|l3=Cryptosporidium#Epidemiology
|q4=How are ''Cryptosporidium'' infections prevented?
|a4=
*Isolate and quarantine brought in calves
*Good hygiene and adequate disinfection of calf pens
*Goog hygiene of humans working and visiting farms
*Halofuginone and other drug treatments
|l4=Cryptosporidium#Control
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