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Cyclospora cayentanensis causes gastroenteritis, with the extent of the illness varying based on age, condition of the host, and size of the infectious dose. Typically, patients who come in with a persistent watery diarrhea lasting over several days may be suspected of harboring the disease, especially if they have traveled to a region where the protozoan is endemic. The incubation period in the host is | Cyclospora cayentanensis causes [[gastroenteritis]], with the extent of the illness varying based on age, condition of the host, and size of the infectious dose. Typically, patients who come in with a persistent [[watery diarrhea]] lasting over several days may be suspected of harboring the disease, especially if they have traveled to a region where the [[protozoan]] is [[endemic]]. The incubation period in the host is usually around a week, and illness can last six weeks before self-limiting. Unless treated, illness may relapse. It is important to note here that the more severe forms of the disease can occur in immunocompromised patients such as those with AIDS. | ||
==Differentiating Cyclosporiasis from other Diseases== | ==Differentiating Cyclosporiasis from other Diseases== | ||
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Overview
Cyclospora cayentanensis causes gastroenteritis, with the extent of the illness varying based on age, condition of the host, and size of the infectious dose. Typically, patients who come in with a persistent watery diarrhea lasting over several days may be suspected of harboring the disease, especially if they have traveled to a region where the protozoan is endemic. The incubation period in the host is usually around a week, and illness can last six weeks before self-limiting. Unless treated, illness may relapse. It is important to note here that the more severe forms of the disease can occur in immunocompromised patients such as those with AIDS.
Differentiating Cyclosporiasis from other Diseases
Infectious Causes of Watery Diarrhea
The differential diagnosis in a case of watery diarrhea may initially include the following pathogens:
- Adenoviruses
- Bacillus cereus
- Clostridium perfringens
- Cryptosporidium parvum
- Cyclospora cayetanensis
- Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli
- Norovirus
- Rotavirus
- Vibrio cholerae