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The scariest things in the world are often the unseen and the unknown. Cryptosporidium just happens to be one of those unknown unseen fears. Sounds like a made up word, right? Cryptosporidium Parvum is water borne parasite; it usually lives in water contaminated with human or animal feces. Little is known, as you can only tell if you have it through your stool, about this parasite. The symptoms, which are quite horrifying, include the following: frequent watery diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, and a low fever. Vibrio Cholera is also caught in the same ways as Cryptosporidium and has similar symptoms. 60% of people with Vibrio Cholera die from dehydration. These are two of the main foes the water plant faces. The next question is how do they deal with all these dirt, diseases, and parasites?