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giardia

NOUN
  1. a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans

How To Use giardia In A Sentence

  • Nineteen people have submitted stool samples that tested positive for diarrhea-causing agents: Campylobacter (14), norovirus (3), salmonella (1) and Giardia (1).
  • Giardia lamblia produces a wide spectrum of infection in man ranging from asymptomatic carriage through acute to persistent diarrhoea with intestinal malabsorption.
  • Giardia infection can be diagnosed by looking for the parasite in the stools.
  • Reducing the intake of fat might reduce nausea, steatorrhoea, and diarrhea often associated with giardiasis.
  • Hypogammaglobulinemia and depressed IgG to surface antigens of Giardia have been suggested as factors contributing to chronic infection.
  • A three-year survey of chronic-fatigue-syndrome patients in Ne - vada and California showed that the only thing one group had in common was a history of infection with the waterborne parasite giardia, which is suspected of causing tears in the intestinal wall. Gut Reactions
  • A neighbor of mine, a toddler, had diarrhea due to giardia infection, and one of the antecedent events was the swallowing of several gulps of stagnant water squeezed from a bath toy in an outdoor wading pool.
  • The resulting water is even free of viruses, bacteria and spores from cryptosporidium or giardia.
  • There were no IgA antibodies to Giardia heat shock antigen, however, in any of these children with chronic infection.
  • A child who has diarrhea from giardiasis may lose too much fluid in the stool and become dehydrated.
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