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Cryptosporidium parvum Life Cycle
Cryptosporidium sp., the parasite that causes the disease called cryptosporidiosis has a complicated life cycle. Read about the stages of Cryptosporidium infection.
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Cryptosporidium parvum - Parasite
Cryptosporidium parvum is a tiny parasite that causes outbreaks of diarrhea. Drinking water is one source of this parasitic disease, but there are others.
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What is Cryptosporidiosis?
A tiny protozoan parasite, Cryptosporidium is a common cause of diarrhea and a particular threat to those suffering with AIDS. It infects both humans and animals.
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Recreational Water Illnesses Rise
Recreational Water Illnesses (RWI) can impact swimmers, boaters and other outdoor enthusiasts. The CDC expects the number of cases reported to climb and offers solutions.
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Down Under Water Woes
Giardia and Cryptosporidium found in water supply in Sydney, Australia.
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Those Freeloader Parasites
Parasites infect people in every continent and are a major cause of disease in our world. Click above to find out more.
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What Is In the Pool Water?
Pool water can carry disease-causing germs. Click above to find out how to protect youself and your family from these recreational water illnesses.
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The Canada Goose and Parasites
Canada Geese, Branta canadensis, are great migrators that have adapted to life with humans. Studies show that they help spread human parasitic diseases to new places.
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Tap Water Health Risks for the Immunocompromised
Who is at risk from contaminants in drinking water? While the EPA sets limits for what is considered "safe" amounts of toxins in water, some people are more vulnerable.
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Protozoan Parasites in Dirt
Many protozoan parasites have a hardy stage that survives for long periods in soil and water. Others normally thrive and multiply in the environment.
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Review of SteriPEN for Quickly Purifying Water
Backcountry travelers are always on the lookout for the best way to purify water. One fast and effective technique that has emerged is using ultraviolet or UV light.
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Safe Water for Drinking
There are several methods for getting safe water for drinking in the backcountry. Water filtering is the most popular, and is effective in the North American Wilderness.
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Traveler's Diarrhea
As many as 50,000 travelers a day suffer from traveler's diarrhea in high-risk countries. Risk is associated with destination, length of stay, and level of accommodations
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Natural History of HIV
The human immunodeficiency virus causes an infection that slowly leads to acquired immune deficiency syndrome. What happens along the way?
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Drinking Raw Milk Can Be Dangerous
A number of diseases can be acquired by drinking milk that has not been pasteurized (raw milk). Click on the link above to find out what those diseases are and how milk is pasteurized.
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Water: Clean Safe Healthy II
Continuing our previous discussion on Water: Clean, Safe, and Healthy, and how to obtain it. Here you will find many web site resource links for you to surf through. This is the second article of a three-part series.

Drinking Water: Clean or Contaminated
Contaminants in drinking water from pharmaceuticals, microbes and toxins and cosmetics, perfumes, automotive coolants and pesticides can be risks to human health
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Environmental Health Information on Children
Children are exposed to more bad stuff than adults are partly because they're closer to the ground and because they put all kinds of yukky stuff in their mouths. It turns out that "pound for pound of body weight, children breathe more air, drink more water and eat more food than adults," according to <cite>The EPA Children's Environmental Health Yearbook Executive Summary."</cite> And therein lies the threat.
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Water Pollution
Water pollution is a problem that affects everyone in the community. Whether you are a rural farmer or a city dweller having a safe water supply is very important.
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Ascaris lumbricoides – Life Cycle
Ascaris lumbricoides is the large intestinal worm familiar to people all over the world. This roundworm infects people when they swallow soil containing infective eggs.
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Essential Oil Treatment for Intestinal Parasites
Intestinal parasites live in more than just the tropics, and can have long-term effects on health, energy levels, weight & more. Essential oils help eliminate parasites.
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Naegleria fowleri – Deadly Amoeba
Naegleria fowleri lurks in warm waters and in rare isolated instances infects humans and animals. Few survive primary amebic meningoencephalitis (PAM).
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Neospora caninum and Neosporosis
Neospora caninum is a coccidian parasite of domestic dogs but it causes big problems for the cattle industry. We're still learning about N. caninum and neosporosis.
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Pet-Related Infections
Infections that occur in animals and can be passed to humans are known as zoonotic diseases. Contact between humans and their pets results in millions of zoonotic infecti
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Public Swimming Pools and Health
There's a reason pool maintenance people dump buckets of chlorine into public swimming pools; people pee in the water.
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Reverse Osmosis Water Filter Systems
Most reverse osmosis filters remove more contaminants than even a high quality carbon filter because they include a carbon pre-filter as well as a membrane.
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Stay Healthy in India
By using a few simple tricks travelers can increase their chances of staying healthy in countries such as India.
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Treating and Preventing Intestinal Worms in Pets
Intestinal parasites can cause signs ranging from mild and self-limiting to severe and potentially fatal. Diarrhea is a common symptom, as is dehydration and weight loss.
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What is a Consumer Confidence Report?
A Drinking Water Report gives detailed information about the contaminants in tap water, which allows consumers to make informed choices about water and their health.
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Environmental Management Linked to Spread of Infectious Diseases -- Part 2
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Is All Environment About Wildlife?
Environment is about more than animals, trees and nature, but these are the easiest to deal with. More complicated issues are, well, more complicated. Many issues just don't capture the public's interest.
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Animal Hoarding
Contrary to the crazy cat lady stereotype, animal hoarders - those who collect far more animals than they are able to care for - are found among all demographic groups.
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Faucet vs Counter-Top vs Under-Sink Filters
The different types of water filters have their own advantages and disadvantages (some minor, some major). Here's how to choose.
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Poisoned Waters and Good, Safe, Healthy Waters
All are told to drink lots of water. It's healthy to do so. That's true only if the water is clean, pure and uncontaminated. "Think before you drink" is a good motto.
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Conversations about Drinking Stream Water
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The Controversy Continues.......
Sensationalism at some of its best. The unconscionable attempt to use scare tactics and biased reporting to promote a select group of peoples' beliefs on a nation.
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