2-11. ORGANISMS OF CLASS SPOROZOA
ORGANISM 1--Isospora belli
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS
COMMON NAME: Coccidiosis.
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION: Worldwide.
PATHOGENESIS: Few reported cases, rare local epidemics.
HABITAT: Ileocecal and jejunal region of intestines.
INTERMEDIATE HOST: None.
RESERVOIR HOST: None known.
INFECTIVE FORM: Oocyst.
MODE OF INFECTION: Ingestion.
LABORATORY IDENTIFICATION:
SPECIMEN OF CHOICE: Feces.
Figure 2-6. Life cycle of Isospora belli.
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