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| ==Life Cycle== | | ==Life Cycle== |
− | | + | 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
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| ==Pathogenesis== | | ==Pathogenesis== |