Document Type
Other
Publication Date
10-1-1998
Keywords
cryptosporidiosis, prevention, health issues, bovine
Extension Number
ExEx 14053
Department
Consumer Sciences
Description
Cryptosporidiosis (crypto), a disease affecting both animals and humans, is caused by the organism Cryptosporidium. This is not a bacteria or virus but a group of parasitic protozoans (single-celled organisms that live off other organisms). There are several species of Cryptosporidium, most of which infect only specific species of animals.
Recommended Citation
Namminga, Kelly and Epperson, Bill, "Bovine Neonatal Cryptosporidiosis - Prevalence and Public Health Issues" (1998). SDSU Extension Extra Archives. 436.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_extra/436
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