Giardia lamblia

Giardia lamblia

Giardia II

The Biotech Weblog Giardia

Life cycle of Giardia

Giardia is a flagellated

Giardia and the Spring Melt

Giardia Morphology

Giardia in the Wilderness

Giardia 3D Model

Giardia

What exactly is Giardia

Giardia

Giardia Cysts and Giardia

Giardia in Dogs

Giardia MicrobeWiki

cats have giardia too

Electron micrograph of Giardia

Epidemiology of Giardia Lamblia / Giardia Intestinalis

• It is a worldwide infection and is one of the most common intestinal infections in US


• It has a high prevalence rate among young children in third world countries, and in places with untreated water and poor sanitation system


• It is highly infectious, and as few as 10 cysts can cause an infection in an individual


• Route of transmission includes waterborne transmission, ingestion of contaminated food, fecal-oral route, person-to-person contact, and sexual transmission.


• Enhanced susceptibility to giardiasis is associated with blood group A, achlorrhydria, use of cannabis, chronic pancreatitis, malnutrition & immune defects (eg. 19A deficiency & hypogammaglobulinaemia)


• Naturally infect cats, dogs, cattles, sheeps & many wild animals


• Giardia species infecting birds, amphibians & mice can be differentiated from G.lamblia by morphological features