Cryptosporidium is one of the major causes of scours and can be transmitted to humans via fecal-oral route, resulting in diarrheal illnesses. Cryptosporidiosis infection usually occurs as a waterborne outbreak with the potential to affect many people at once.
What are symptoms of scours in humans?
Symptoms include:
- Watery diarrhea.
- Stomach cramps or pain.
- Dehydration.
- Nausea.
- Vomiting.
- Fever.
- Weight loss.
Can humans get sick from cows?
Mad cow disease occurs when cattle consume damaged proteins in the brain or spinal tissue of other cattle in their feed. A variant of this disease, called vCJD, may occur in humans who eat meat contaminated with proteins from the brain or spinal tissue of a sick cow.
