Disease or Syndrome
cyclosporiasis
Subclass of:
Coccidiosis
Definitions related to cyclosporiasis:
  • A protozoan infection that is caused by Cyclospora cayetanensis, which is most commonly acquired from contaminated food or water, and which is characterized by watery diarrhea and abdominal pain.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Infection with parasitic protozoa of the genus CYCLOSPORA. It is distributed globally and causes a diarrheal illness. Transmission is waterborne.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Cyclosporiasis is infection with the protozoan Cyclospora cayetanensis. Symptoms include watery diarrhea with gastrointestinal and systemic symptoms. Diagnosis is by detection of characteristic oocysts in stool or intestinal biopsy specimens. Treatment is with trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2020
  • Cyclospora cayetanensis is an intestinal coccidia that infects the GI tract of both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. This organism was first described in human feces in 1979.
    Medscape
    WebMD, 2019
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