UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN, NEWS BUREAU IMAGE: CRYPTOSPORIDIUM IS A PROTOZOAN PARASITE THAT IS A LEADING CAUSE OF DIARRHEAL DISEASE AND DEATH IN CHILDREN. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A class of compounds used for malaria treatment also kill the intestinal parasite Cryptosporidium, a leading cause of diarrheal disease and death in children that has no...