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[baud147258]

The "You can treat [crypto] as short for "cryptosporidium[1]"." is a good find.

[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptosporidium

> Cryptosporidium is a genus of apicomplexan parasitic alveolates that can cause a respiratory and gastrointestinal illness (cryptosporidiosis) that primarily involves watery diarrhea (intestinal cryptosporidiosis) with or without a persistent cough

[davidgerard → baud147258]

it's an awful disease that gives you the chronic shits, it's clearly the true meaning