Table 2. Clinical features of cryptosporidiosis cases, Nunavik, April 2013 to April 2014.
Clinical feature | n / N | Proportion (%) |
---|---|---|
Diarrhea† | 35 / 35 | 100.0 |
Vomiting | 19 / 30 | 63.3 |
Nausea | 14 / 32 | 43.8 |
Weight loss‡ | 10 / 24 | 41.7 |
Fever§ | 12 / 29 | 41.4 |
Abdominal cramps | 11 / 29 | 37.9 |
Hematochezia | 4 / 23 | 17.4 |
†The median peak number of liquid stools per day was 7, range 3–20 (information available for 21 cases). Diarrhea lasted a median of 12 days, ranging from 3 to 109 days (information available for 34 cases).
‡ Median 500g, range 100 g–23 kg
§ Self-reported, with or without temperature measurement