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Persons who are immunocompromised are at increased risks of having the diseases | ** Children who attend day care centers, including diaper-aged children | ||
** Child care workers | |||
** Parents of [[infected]] children | |||
** People who take care of other people with cryptosporidiosis | |||
** International travelers | |||
** Backpackers, hikers, and campers who drink unfiltered, untreated water | |||
** People who drink from untreated shallow, unprotected wells | |||
** People, including swimmers, who swallow water from contaminated sources | |||
** People who handle infected cattle | |||
** People exposed to human feces through sexual contact | |||
** Contaminated water may include water that has not been boiled or filtered, as well as contaminated recreational water sources. Several community-wide outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have been linked to drinking municipal water or recreational water contaminated with [[Cryptosporidium]]. | |||
* Persons who are [[immunocompromised]] are at increased risks of having the diseases | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
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Overview
Risk Factors
- People with greater exposure to contaminated materials are more at risk for infection, such as:
- Children who attend day care centers, including diaper-aged children
- Child care workers
- Parents of infected children
- People who take care of other people with cryptosporidiosis
- International travelers
- Backpackers, hikers, and campers who drink unfiltered, untreated water
- People who drink from untreated shallow, unprotected wells
- People, including swimmers, who swallow water from contaminated sources
- People who handle infected cattle
- People exposed to human feces through sexual contact
- Contaminated water may include water that has not been boiled or filtered, as well as contaminated recreational water sources. Several community-wide outbreaks of cryptosporidiosis have been linked to drinking municipal water or recreational water contaminated with Cryptosporidium.
- Persons who are immunocompromised are at increased risks of having the diseases