Cryptosporidiosis
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Cryptosporidiosis is an illness caused by the protozoan Cryptosporidium, a single-celled parasite. The most common symptom is
diarrhea that is usually watery and profuse, and often accompanied by
abdominal cramping. Nausea, vomiting, fever, headache, and loss of
appetite may also occur. Rarely, the parasite can cause an inflammation
of the gall bladder or infect the lining of the respiratory tract
causing pneumonia. Some persons infected with Cryptosporidium may not
become ill.
General information
Cryptosporidiosis
fact sheet (PDF, 18 KB) Hmong (PDF,
16 KB) Spanish (PDF,
16 KB)
Food Handling and Housekeeping
Handwashing
Food Safety.gov
Healthy swimming /
Recreational water CDC
Information for health professionals
This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category II disease:
Report to
the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin
Electronic Disease Surveillance System
(WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Communicable Disease Case
Report F44151 (PDF,
167 KB) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a
case. DHS
Communicable Disease Reporting
Wisconsin case reporting
and public health follow-up guidelines: Cryptosporidiosis
EpiNet (PDF, 31 KB)
Wisconsin routine Enteric Follow-up Worksheet (PDF,
59 KB)
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Clinical
Testing Reference Manual
Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene Communicable
Disease Division A to Z Index
Wisconsin Foodborne
and Waterborne Disease Outbreak Investigation Manual (PDF,
1436 KB)
Wisconsin Childcare
Exclusion Criteria (PDF, 27 KB)
Additional resources
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention website (CDC)
United States
Department of Agriculture
Food and Drug Administration
CDC PulseNet Program
Contacts
Wisconsin
Local Health Departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies
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Last Revised:
July 09, 2012 |
