cyclosporiasis
Sign in to saveCyclosporiasis is a disease caused by infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogenic apicomplexan protozoan transmitted by feces or feces-contaminated food and water. Outbreaks have been reported due to contaminated fruits and vegetables. Because the oocysts of Cyclospora must sporulate in the environment for 1–2 weeks before they become infectious, direct person to person transmission is very unlikely, but it can be a hazard for travelers as a cause of diarrhea.
Key facts
- Medical condition.name
- Cyclosporiasis
- Medical condition.image
- Cyclospora cayetanensis.jpg
- Medical condition.caption
- Cyclospora cayetanensis
- Medical condition.field
- Infectious disease
- Medical condition.synonyms
- cyclosporosis
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Research
393 papers- Human cyclosporiasis.The Lancet. Infectious diseases · 2019
- Advances in Cyclosporiasis Diagnosis and Therapeutic Intervention.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2020
- Review on Cyclosporiasis Outbreaks and Potential Molecular Markers for Tracing Back Investigations.Foodborne pathogens and disease · 2022
- [Cyclosporiasis].Medicina clinica · 2000
- Cyclosporiasis-Updates on Clinical Presentation, Pathology, Clinical Diagnosis, and Treatment.Microorganisms · 2021
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- disease
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- has cause
- Cyclospora cayetanensis
- disease transmission process
- fecal–oral route
- symptoms and signs
- vomiting
- health specialty
- infectious diseases
- Commons category
- Cyclosporiasis
- exact match
- identifiers.org/doid/DOID:12750
- NCI Thesaurus ID
- C128409
- ICD-9-CM
- 007.5
- minimal incubation period in humans
- 1
- maximal incubation period in humans
- 11
- medical examination
- polymerase chain reaction
- drug or therapy used for treatment
- sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
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- WikiProject Medicine
- has natural reservoir
- human
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Epidemiology
- Cyclosporiasis in AIDS patients
- Outbreaks
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Cyclosporiasis is a disease caused by infection with Cyclospora cayetanensis, a pathogenic apicomplexan protozoan transmitted by feces or feces-contaminated food and water. Outbreaks have been reported due to contaminated fruits and vegetables. Because the oocysts of Cyclospora must sporulate in the environment for 1–2 weeks before they become infectious, direct person to person transmission is very unlikely, but it can be a hazard for travelers as a cause of diarrhea.
==Cause== Cyclosporiasis primarily affects humans and other primates. When an oocyst of Cyclospora cayetanensis enters the small intestine, it invades the mucosa, where it incubates for about one week. After incubation, the infected person begins to experience severe watery diarrhea, bloating, fever, stomach cramps, and muscle aches.
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