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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)