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A week later, Brittany's mother
called back to tell you Brittany's test results was negative for Cryptosporidium.
Brittany's mother also tells you that the doctor said that a negative
result doesn't mean that Brittany didn't have the disease.
She might have had Cryptosporidiosis, but because she is a healthy child,
she could recover. Brittany's
mother then tells you the doctor said that if Brittany had a weak immune system,
the outcome for Brittany might have been worse. While Brittany's test results
suggest there is no longer a problem for Brittany, you do have two other
children at your center with weak immune systems. One has leukemia and is on chemotherapy.
The other was born infected with HIV/AIDS and is being treated with AZT.
In addition, one of your staff, Mrs. Johnson, has a weak immune system.
She recently had a kidney transplant and is taking immunosuppressive
drugs. You remain concerned. You again call the town health
director, Mrs. Blobel, to obtain more information on Cryptosporidiosis, what it
is, how it is spread and what precautions to take to protect the other children
and the staff. Copyright April, 1997, Edward F. Rossomando
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