Cryptosporidium and cryptosporidiosis, 2d ed.9781420052268 Cryptosporidium cryptosporidium (krĭp'tōspərĭd`ēəm), genus of protozoans having at least four species; they are waterborne parasites that cause the disease cryptosporidiosis. and cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidiosis Definition Cryptosporidiosis refers to infection by the sporeforming protozoan known as Cryptosporidia. Protozoa are a group of parasites that infect the human intestine, and include the better known Giardia. , 2d ed. Ed. by Ronald Fayer and Lihua Xiao. CRC (Cyclical Redundancy Checking) An error checking technique used to ensure the accuracy of transmitting digital data. The transmitted messages are divided into predetermined lengths which, used as dividends, are divided by a fixed divisor. / Taylor & Francis 2008 560 pages $129.95 Hardcover RC136 Widespread outbreaks have occurred in recent years of cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease caused by Crytosporidium parasites, from contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. drinking or swimming water. This update of the 1997 reference edited by Fayer (zoologist, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville, MD) adds Xiao (parasitic diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), agency of the U.S. Public Health Service since 1973, with headquarters in Atlanta; it was established in 1946 as the Communicable Disease Center. ) as editor and incorporates new knowledge about these common parasites. In 20 chapters, international scientists review all aspects of "crypto" biology, genomics, epidemiology; pathology in healthy and immune- compromised humans, and other animals; animal models of the disease; diagnosis; and treatment. The volume includes summary tables of outbreaks, disinfectants, diagnostic kits, and drug efficacies, and electron micrograph images of the microbe's life cycle. ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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