隐孢子虫是属于球虫类的寄生虫,与弓形体为同族生物体。在本世纪初,隐孢子虫始为人所识,但直到六十和七十年代,兽医才强调隐孢子虫在动物腹泻中的重要性。现在知道,多种家畜和家禽成群患隐孢子虫病;这些动物可能是人的感染源。 1976年Nime及其同事报告一名三岁儿童的直肠活组织标本中有隐孢子虫;患儿伴有小肠结肠炎。此项报告发表后,世界各地关于免疫力受损和免疫力有效的病人中隐孢子虫的病 Cryptosporidium is a parasite belonging to the class of coccidia, and homosexual organism with toxoplasmosis. At the beginning of this century, Cryptosporidium was first known, but it was not until the 1960s and 1970s that veterinarians emphasized the importance of Cryptosporidium in animal diarrhea. It is now known that a large number of domestic animals and poultry are affected by cryptosporidiosis; these animals may be the source of human infection. In 1976, Nime and colleagues reported Cryptosporidium in a rectal biopsy of a three-year-old child with small bowel colitis. After the report was published, the disease around the world in patients with immunocompromised and immunocompetent patients with cryptosporidiosis