The number of cryptosporidium cases in Iowa keeps climbing, up 173 last week to a statewide total as of yesterday of 538. WHO-TV reports Polk County has the most, 261. Cryptosporidium's a parasite, found in soil, food, water or on surfaces that have been contaminated with feces from an infected animal or human. It can cause severe diarrhea for up to 30-days,
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