General Information

Clinical information

Incubation period

5 to 25 days.

Common clinical features

Diarrhoea, abdominal cramps.

Reservoir

Gastrointestinal tracts of people and animals.

Transmission

Person to person. Foodborne transmission is rare. Faecal oral in young children. Waterborne. Spread within families is common.

Other relevant features

Cysts resist standard chlorination