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==Life Cycle==
 
==Life Cycle==
 
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Cryptosporidium mostly has a standard [[Coccidia life cycle|coccidial life cycle]] with a few exceptions. The oocyte does not contain sporocysts, instead the sporozoites are free within the oocyst. The pre patent period of of cryptosporidium is 1 week, after which '''sporulated''' oocysts are shed in the hosts faeces.
*Direct life cycle
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**Only one host
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**Homoxenous
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*1 week prepatent period
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*'''Sporulated''' oocysts passed in faeces
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*Autoinfection can occur
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**Thin walled oocysts
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*Faecal-oral transmission also occurs
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**Thick walled oocysts
      
==Pathogenesis==
 
==Pathogenesis==
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