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Hi,is cryptosporidium curable or treatable

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TREATABLE: Most people with healthy immune system will recover without any treatment and just fluids to prevent dehydration People with weak immune system or in poor health are at risk for prolonged illness and children may have severe disease It is a treatable condition requiring hydration and in some symptomatic anti diarrheal meds are used Recurrences may happen in immune compromised patients with AIDS

Answered 3/19/2015

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

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Cryptosporidiosis: Cryptosporidiosis is usually treated with hydration. Sometimes anti-diarrheal meds are used or even Nitazoxanide. People with severely compromised immune system can have recurrences of sx's.

Answered 7/12/2020

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