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| |[[giardiasis]] | 3-25 days | water, salads | 1 to several weeks | | |[[giardiasis]] | 3-25 days | water, salads | 1 to several weeks | |
| |[[cryptosporidium]] | 1-12 days | water, salads | 1-2wks if not immunocompromised; mainly diarrhoea | | |[[cryptosporidium]] | 1-12 days | water, salads | 1-2wks if not immunocompromised; mainly diarrhoea | |
| |cyclosporiasis | 7-10 days | water, salads | 1-2wks if not immunocompromised; mainly diarrhoea (often explosive), cramping, nausea, fatigue; USA outbreak summer 2026(([[https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260719/Infectious-disease-expert-explains-who-faces-the-highest-risk-from-cyclosporiasis.aspx]])) | | |cyclosporiasis | 7-10 days | water, salads | 1-2wks if not immunocompromised; severe watery diarrhoea (often explosive), cramping, nausea, fatigue; USA outbreak summer 2026(([[https://www.news-medical.net/news/20260719/Infectious-disease-expert-explains-who-faces-the-highest-risk-from-cyclosporiasis.aspx]])) | |
| |[[toxoplasmosis]] | | creek water, rare red meats (heat > 66degC or freezing kills the parasite) - a study in 2020 showed that Australian lamb mince meat had over 40% chance of being infected(([[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1753-6405.12955?src=getftr]])), water soiled by cats | lifelong infection; may cause retinitis and floaters; dangerous to foetus or neonates or immunocompromised | | |[[toxoplasmosis]] | | creek water, rare red meats (heat > 66degC or freezing kills the parasite) - a study in 2020 showed that Australian lamb mince meat had over 40% chance of being infected(([[https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/1753-6405.12955?src=getftr]])), water soiled by cats | lifelong infection; may cause retinitis and floaters; dangerous to foetus or neonates or immunocompromised | |
| |other [[parasites]] | | rare meats (esp. pork, fish, snails, etc); aquatic plants; | various, esp. GIT, tissue, liver, lung infections and rarely CNS - in 2023 a Canberra woman had a 8cm long live //Ophidascaris robertsi// python roundworm in her brain after using aquatic plants from nearby lake in cooking | | |other [[parasites]] | | rare meats (esp. pork, fish, snails, etc); aquatic plants; | various, esp. GIT, tissue, liver, lung infections and rarely CNS - in 2023 a Canberra woman had a 8cm long live //Ophidascaris robertsi// python roundworm in her brain after using aquatic plants from nearby lake in cooking | |
