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- Title
The Gut-Wrenching Effects of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis in Children.
- Authors
Prabakaran, Mayuri; Weible, Lyssa J.; Champlain, Joshua D.; Jiang, Ryan Ye; Biondi, Katalina; Weil, Ana A.; Van Voorhis, Wesley C.; Ojo, Kayode K.
- Abstract
Cryptosporidium species and Giardia duodenalis are infectious intestinal protozoan pathogens that cause alarming rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Children are more likely to have clinical symptoms due to their less developed immune systems and factors such as undernutrition, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The severity of the symptoms and clinical manifestations in children may vary from asymptomatic to life-threatening depending on the Cryptosporidium species/G. duodenalis strains and the resulting complex stepwise interactions between the parasite, the host nutritional and immunologic status, and the gut microbiome profile. Structural damages inflicted by both parasites to epithelial cells in the large and small intestines could severely impair children's gut health, including the ability to absorb nutrients, resulting in stunted growth, diminished neurocognitive development, and other long-term effects. Clinically approved cryptosporidiosis and giardiasis drugs have broad antimicrobial effects that have incomprehensible impacts on growing children's gut health.
- Subjects
GIARDIASIS; CRYPTOSPORIDIOSIS; CHILDREN'S health; SYMPTOMS; STUNTED growth; GUT microbiome
- Publication
Microorganisms, 2023, Vol 11, Issue 9, p2323
- ISSN
2076-2607
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/microorganisms11092323