Cyclospora: review of an emerging parasite. Pharmacotherapy.1999; 19:70-75.Brown GH, Rotschafer JC (1999) Cyclospora: review of an emerging parasite. Pharmacotherapy 19:70-75Brown GH, Rotschafer LC. Cyclospora: review of an emerging parasite. Pharmacotherapy 1999;19(1):70-5....
Cyclospora infection is responsible for causing watery and sometimes explosive diarrhea. This infection is caused by a parasite called Cyclospora cayetanensis, which can enter the body by ingestion of adulterated food or water. Since there can be many reasons for diarrhea, the diagnosis of this inf...
Cyclospora is a parasite composed of one cell, too small to be seen without a microscope. The organism was previously thought to be a blue-green alga or a large form of Cryptosporidium. Cyclospora cayetanensis is the only species of this organism found in humans. The first known human cases...
You can likely continue to reinfect yourself as the cycle of the parasite continues. This is why medical treatment is necessary to help reduce the duration and severity of the illness. Untreated cyclospora infections can lead to long-term complications. These complications include: malabsorption (ina...
Cyclospora is a parasite composed of one cell, too small to be seen without a microscope. The organism was previously thought to be a blue-green alga or a large form of Cryptosporidium. Cyclospora cayetanensis is the only species of this organism found in humans. ...
, each with two sporozoites. Infection is through oralingestionof sporulated, infective oocysts. Because of the time required forsporulation, it is not likely that transmission between nonhuman primates and humans occurs in institutional settings, but in nature, it may well be a shared parasite....
One of the more pernicious aspects of cyclospora is the toughness exhibited by the parasite. Part of the life cycle of cyclospora involves the oocyst stage, in which the bug takes on a hardened spore-like form. Cyclospora oocysts are much hardier than other foodborne pathogens. They often rem...
After seeking medical treatment, he was diagnosed with cyclosporiasis, the ailment associated with the cyclospora parasite. His mother experienced the same symptoms as her son and currently is awaiting the outcome of her test results, but doctors have begun treating her for cyclosporiasis as well, ...
Direct person-to-person transmission is unlikely because the oocysts are not infectious when initially shed (unlike Cryptosporidium, another foodborne parasite). Individuals with Cyclospora infection excrete unsporulated oocysts in their feces. These oocysts require 7 to 15 days to sporulate under ...
Cyclospora cayetanensis is a protozoan parasite causing intestinal infections. A prolonged course of infection is often observed in immunocompromised individuals. In Europe, less than 100 cases of C. cayetanensis infection have been reported to date, almost all of which being diagnosed in individuals...