Biology and Medicine
- Cryptococcus, a genus of fungus that can cause lung disease, meningitis, and other illnesses in humans and animals
- Cryptococcosis, also called cryptococcal disease, caused by Cryptococcus
- Cryptosporidium, a protozoan that can cause gastro-intestinal illness with diarrhoea in humans
- Cryptosporidiosis, a parasitic intestinal disease in mammals, caused by Cryptosporidium
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