title: Cryptosporidiosis in veterinary students.
abstract: Cryptosporidiosis was diagnosed in 10 veterinary students. Exposure to the pathogen was associated with direct contact with infected calves and contact with contaminated materials. Affected students had fever (50%), headache (50%), nausea (70%), diarrhea (80%), and vomiting (40%). Clinical signs persisted for 30 hours to 16 days after the onset of clinical signs of disease. Although one student required hospitalization, the remaining students recovered without treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Pathology, and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine, North Carolina State University, Raleigh 27606.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Levine
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Walker
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Crittenden
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases; D003457:Cryptosporidiosis / Q000635:transmission*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D013334:Students; D014730:Veterinary Medicine