Cryptosporidium: What you need to know to protect yourself

Cryptosporidium
What You Need to Know to Protect Yourself

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Special report available in electronic format, July 2000, approximately 9 pages, ISBN 1-930488-16-5

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Contents

Cryptosporidium: What you need to know to protect yourself is guide for individual risk reduction. The contents include answers to the following questions:

What is Cryptosporidium?
Where is Cryptosporidium found?
What is cryptosporidiosis?
How would I know if I have cryptosporidiosis?
Can cryptosporidiosis be treated?
How is cryptosporidiosis contracted?
What are the sources of contamination?
How can I avoid infection?
Should I have my water tested?
What if my water utility reports Cryptosporidium?
Does boiling kill Cryptosporidium in water?
Which types of home water filters remove Cryptosporidium?
What should I look for on bottled water labels?
What about other drinks?

Tables:

Table 1. What to look for on filter product labels
Table 2. What to look for on bottled water labels
Table 3. Cryptosporidium risk of various beverages

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About the authors

This publication is composed primarily of information excerpted and adapted from three chapters of Cryptosporidium and Water: A Public Health Handbook, a guide book developed by the Working Group on Waterborne Cryptosporidiosis (WGWC). WGWC is a multi-disciplinary group composed of representatives from the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), US Department of Agriculture (USDA), state and local health departments, the drinking water industry, and organizations representing the concerns of immunocompromised persons.

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