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giardiasis common name
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Giardiasis - Travelers Diarrhea
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giardiasis causal agent
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Giardia lamblia (aka G. intestinalis) - Mastigophora (flagellates) - produce cysts
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giardiasis reservoir & transmission
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zoonotic - water - food - ingested cysts from animal or human carriers - intestinal parasite spread in h2o contaminated feces - low id50
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giardiasis portals of entry/exit - toxin -virulence factor - area affected
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small intestines - duodenum - jejunum
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giardiasis signs & symptoms
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diarrhea - abdominal pain - flatulence
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giardiasis lab id
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stool sample - sometimes blood test - dna assay for cysts - rapid screening test to differentiate Giardia from Cryptosporidium - DNA probe test uses FISH technology to differentiate G. lamblia (blue) from G. muris (green)
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giardiasis treatment
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quinacrine or metronidazole therapy - hetronidazole
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giardiasis prevention
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boiling - ozone - iodine - disinfecting any water from remote sources
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giardiasis other information
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Giardia cysts can survive 2 months in environment - infection can occur with 10-100 cysts (low ID50) - causes traveler's diarrhea - heart-shaped resembles face
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