MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'cryptosporidium'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 03:01:18 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4117880&cid=t_189674_139_f&fid=38879&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftraffic.libsyn.com%2Ftwip%2FTWiP018.mp3 Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Dickson Despommier On episode 18 of the podcast This Week in Parasitism, Vincent and Dickson discuss the intracellular parasite Cryptosporidium, which causes diarrheal disease in most mammalian species. TWiP is brought to you by the American Society for Microbiology at Microbeworld.org. Links for this episode: Cryptosporidium parvum electron micrograph (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum meronts (jpg) Cryptosporidium parvum life cycle (jpg) Cryptosporidium page at CDC Letters read on TWiP 18 Download TWiP #18 (58 MB .mp3, 80 minutes) Subscribe to TWiP (free) in iTunes, at the Zune Marketplace, by the RSS feed or by email Send your questions and comments to twip@twiv.tv (Source: virology blog) virology blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4117880 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:50:17 +0100 4117880 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3197916&cid=t_189674_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fas-if-salmonella-and-e-coli-o157h7.html Lovers of spinach salad must worry about Cryptosporidium, too!Cryptosporidium in irrigation water can invade and be protected by spinach tissue, according to an article published in this month's Applied and Environmental Microbiology.This protozoan pathogen, which the authors describe as "... an environmentally resistant, abundant, and ubiquitous human pathogen ..." has been found in 36% of irrigation waters used on crops that are typically eaten raw in the US and Central America.Cryptosporidium became notorious in the United States in 1993, when it contaminated the drinking water supply in Milwaukee, WI and sickened an estimated 403,000 people. The microbe has been associated with waterborne outbreaks of gastroenteritis on numerous occasions both before and since the Milwaukee outbreak.Th... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3197916 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 23:54:00 +0100 3197916 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1720929&cid=t_189674_167_f&fid=36991&url=http%3A%2F%2Fefoodalert.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fwater-woes-cryptosporidium.html Cryptosporidium – a protozoan parasite that is able to withstand normal levels of water chlorination – has popped into the news once again, with outbreaks reported in Ohio and New Mexico.Health officials in Columbus and Franklin County, Ohio have received reports of 31 cases of Cryptosporidium infection since the beginning of July. Suspicion has fallen on public swimming pools – a common means of spread. In Albuquerque, the health department has confirmed two cases of Cryptosporidium and is investigating 10 more. Victims reported swimming at the West Mesa Aquatic Center. The city has hyperchlorinated its swimming pools in order to kill the pathogen, and advises that public pools are safe for swimming.Cryptosporidium infections may be asymptomatic, or they can induce watery diarrhea... eFoodAlert.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1720929 Wed, 20 Aug 2008 21:37:00 +0100 1720929 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556277&cid=t_189674_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F06%2F30%2Fnasty-summer-suprise-exposed-pool-of-repugnance%2F That refreshing dip in the pool may cost you some time on the pot. Image details: Tropical Day Spa served by picapp.com There’s nothing better than a dip in the pool on a hot summer’s day, no? Well, um, maybe you ought to stick to the sprinkler instead. Pools (of the public variety), it seems, are often loaded with a creepy parasite called Cryptosporidium, which can bless you with a week or two of barfing, diarrhea or cramps. Good times. The problem with “Crypto” is that it is resistant to chlorine, leading it to hang out in pool water longer than the average microorganism. In fact, more than a thousand swimmers get sick every year in the US by diving into an affected public pool. Want to reduce your risks of being one of those unfortunate souls who end up spending ... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556277 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:45:38 +0100 1556277