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Parasitic diarrhea

(± malab for mos after Rx)

Giardia

  • Streams/outdoor sports, travel, outbreaks. Bloating.
  • Acute (profuse, watery) → chronic (greasy, malodorous).

Cryptosporidia

In soil;

  • water-borne outbreak;
  • usually self-limited, can → chronic infxn if immunosupp.
  • Abd pain (80%), fever (40%).

Cyclospora

  • Contaminated produce, intl travel (Latin America)