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What Is Cryptosporidium? The Pool Parasite Outbreak Causing Panic

New Contribution from Joseph Eisenberg

Cryptosporidiosis, a diarrheal disease, is caused by the microscopic parasite cryptosporidium, or crypto, and it could be living in your public pool. Outbreaks are on the rise, and children are likely to be the ones dispersing the illness.