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Coccidia vs Cryptosporidium - What's the difference?

coccidia | cryptosporidium |

As a noun coccidia

is any parasitic protozoan of genus coccidia .

As a proper noun cryptosporidium is

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coccidia

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any parasitic protozoan of genus Coccidia

    • cryptosporidium

    English

    Noun

    (cryptosporidia)
  • A protozoan, of the genus Cryptosporidium , that is an intestinal parasite of humans and other vertebrates; can cause diarrhea and other symptoms in cases of low immunity.

    • See also

    * ("cryptosporidium" on Wikipedia) * ("cryptosporidium" species on Wikimedia)