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... > Eukaryota > Alveolata > Apicomplexa > Coccidia > Eimeriida > Cryptosporidiidae > Cryptosporidium > Cryptosporidium parvum

Preferred term

Cryptosporidium parvum  

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Note

  • infection: coordinate IM with CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A species of parasitic protozoa that infects humans and most domestic mammals. Its oocysts measure five microns in diameter. These organisms exhibit alternating cycles of sexual and asexual reproduction.

History note

  • 92

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D016785

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