Cyclospora cayetanensis facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Cyclospora cayetanensis |
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| Cyclospora cayetanensis oocysts | |
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Eucoccidiorida
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Eimeriorina
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Eimeriidae
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Cyclospora
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C. cayetanensis
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| Cyclospora cayetanensis |
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Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan that causes disease in humans, and perhaps other primates. They are cause of clinical diseases in immunosuppressed hosts is related with prolonged severe and highly recurrent diarrheas.
Images for kids
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Picture showing the lifecycle
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Comparing eggs with Cyclospora: Giardia-Cyclospora-Cryptosporidium-bacterium-virus
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Map of states reporting Cyclospora infections as of August 19, 2013, from CIDRAP
See also
In Spanish: Cyclospora cayetanensis para niños
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