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Cryptosporidium
Author(s) -
Sterling Charles R.,
Juranek Dennis,
Rose Joan B.,
Logsdon Gary S.,
Ongerth Jerry E.,
Mason Lewis,
Ungar Beth L.P.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal ‐ american water works association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.466
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1551-8833
pISSN - 0003-150X
DOI - 10.1002/j.1551-8833.1988.tb02988.x
Subject(s) - cryptosporidium , giardia , parasite hosting , public health , environmental health , environmental science , biology , medicine , ecology , microbiology and biotechnology , computer science , world wide web , nursing , feces
This roundtable gives an overview of Cryptosporidium and its relationship to public water supplies. It discusses the parasite's life cycle, where it is found in the environment, how it differs from Giardia, how it gets into drinking water supplies, its health effects on humans, and treatment technologies used to remove the parasite from water supplies.