Epidemics+project+(Cryptosporidiosis)+-+RJ



Crypto bio: Diarrheal disease caused my microscopic parasites. transmission can be done mainly through water drinking recreational Another means of transmission is earth or ground uncooked and/or cross-contaminated food infected animal or human feces
 * MUST be ingested through the mouth

Outbreak in Milwaukee: Milwaukee: Early in the spring of 1993 there was a widespread outbreak of acute watery diarrhea among the residents of Milwaukee. Killed more than 100 and made sick about 400,000.

two Milwaukee water-treatment plants, gathered data from clinical laboratories on the results of tests for enteric pathogens, and examined ice made during the time of the outbreak

surveyed residents with confirmed crypto infection and a sample of those with acute watery diarrhea consistent with crypto infection

March 23 until April 9, when the plant was shut down Crypto were identified in water from ice made in southern Milwaukee during these weeks.

The median duration of illness was 9 days (range, 1 to 55).

The median maximal number of stools per day was 12 (range, 1 to 90).

Among 285 people surveyed who had laboratory-confirmed cryptosporidiosis, the clinical manifestations included: watery diarrhea (in 93 percent), abdominal cramps (in 84 percent) fever (in 57 percent) vomiting (in 48 percent).

Estimated that 403,000 people had watery diarrhea attributable to this outbreak.