<unk>  is a parasitic disease affecting the intestines of mammals that is caused by Cryptosporidium, a protozoan parasite in the phylum Apicomplexa. It is a disease spread through the fecal-oral route; the main symptom is self-limiting diarrhea in people with intact immune system. In immunocompromised individuals, such as AIDS patients, infection can cause permanent & life-threatening diarrhea. Despite not being identified until 1976 it is one of the most common waterborne diseases and is found worldwide.
Cryptosporidiosis
Rhinosporidiosis
Cyclosporiasis
Isosporiasis
Bartonellosis
Intestinal capillariasis
Eosinophilic gastroenteritis
Shigellosis