Cryptosporidium

You can become infected with Cryptosporidium by touching anything that has come in contact with contaminated feces.

People have contracted cryptosporidium in the following ways:

• Swallowing or putting something contaminated in your mouth
• Drinking contaminated water
• Swimming and ultimately swallowing contaminated water
• Eating uncooked contaminated food
• Touching a contaminated surface and then putting your fingers in your mouth

In most healthy people, a cryptosporidium infection produces an attack of watery diarrhea and the infection usually goes away within a week or two. However, if you have a weak immune system, without proper treatment, it can be life-threatening.

Additional signs and symptoms include the following and may last for up to two weeks, although they may come and go:

• Watery diarrhea
• Dehydration 
• Weight loss 
• Stomach cramps or pain 
• Fever 
• Nausea 
• Vomiting

If you or a loved one has contracted Cryptosporidium, please contact our personal injury attorneys today.