Giardia lamblia is a flagellated protistan parasite that is responsible for widespread gastrointestinal infections. Its success as a pathogen is intricately linked to a unique array of cytoskeletal ...

The single-celled intestinal parasite Giardia lamblia colonizes the upper small intestine by fastening to the microvillus brush border of intestinal cells. But exactly how Giardia attaches itself was ...

Giardiasis, or beaver fever, is a parasitic infection of the digestive system. Symptoms include severe abdominal discomfort and diarrhea, but some people have no symptoms. The parasite that causes it ...

An icky parasite that is a major source of tummy trouble for young children and nature lovers appears to have been infecting mammals for a very long time, researchers said Thursday. Giardia lamblia is ...

Many microorganisms can cause intestinal infections. This includes parasites like Giardia lamblia, also known as Giardia intestinalis or Giardia duodenalis, that can spread from person to person ...

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An entire school community has been left "devastated" after two young children, understood to be aged five and six, died at a school battling an outbreak of giardiasis. Millstead primary school is ...

The question: We just returned from our last camping trip of the summer and I have awful stomach cramps and diarrhea. I thought it would get better after a few days but it's not letting up. Is this ...

Cysts of Giardia lamblia can be a contaminant of water and food that can infect humans and cause the zoonotic disease giardiasis. Irradiation by a cobalt-60 source was investigated for its ability to ...

It is a day to write about Giardia, and I am happy to say that I cannot do so from firsthand experience. Friends of mine have suffered infections of Giardia in their gut, but they haven’t been ...