Answer:
Cryptosporidium parvum is a waterborne, food-borne illness.
It's also zoonotic which means it can be transmitted from animals to humans.
C Parvum relies primarily on glycolysis for ATP production. Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) refers to the smallest unit of biologically generated energy.
Because C Parvum lacks the Krebs cycle and cytochrome-based respiration, it satisfies its glucose and other hexoses requirements directly from the host or through degradation of polysaccharides like amylopectin for basic energy storage.
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