Disease Information for Giardiasis

Synonyms:

Colitis giardial, colitis giardial, enteritis infectious giardial, Giardia lamblia infection, Giardial colitis, Giardial enteritis, Giardiases, Giardiasis, Giardiasis Lambliasis, Giardiasis ((colitis)), Giardiasis (disorder), Giardiasis (lambliasis), Giardiasis (lambliasis) or (colitis), GIARDIASIS INTESTINAL, Giardiosis, Infection by Giardia lamblia, Infection by Giardia lamblia (disorder), infection Giardia lamblia, infectious enteritis giardial, INTESTINAL GIARDIASIS, Lambliases, LAMBLIASIS

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Definition:

An infection of the small intestine caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA LAMBLIA. It is spread via contaminated food and water and by direct person-to-person contact.

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▼ Demographics & Risk Factors
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▼ Diagnostic Test Results
▼ Associated Diseases & Rule outs
▼ Disease Mechanism & Classification
▼ Synonyms
▼ Treatment
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Demographics & Risk Factors[next]
- Exposure Factors
- Travel, Geographic & Climate Related Factors
  - Residence/travel/Persian Gulf
  - Residence/travel/Rural area
- Recent Event
  - Recent/Travel
- Established Disease Population
- Population Group
  - Population/Immigrant population
  - Population/Pediatrics population
- Event, Activity, Behavioral & Seasonal Factors
- Sex & Age Groups
  - Population/Adult-Aged Only
  - Population/Child
  - Population/Children/all
  - Population/Elderly/Aged patient
  - Population/Seventies adult
Clinical Manifestations[previous][top][next]
- Typical Clinical Presentation
  - AIDS With Gastrointestinal Manifestations
  - Lactose intolerance, acquired/temporary
- Disease Progression
  - Course/Acute
  - Course/Chronic disorder
- Signs & Symptoms
Laboratory Tests[previous][top][next]
- Microbiology & Serology Findings
- Abnormal Lab Findings (Non Measured)
  - STOOL/Immunoscreen positive
- Abnormal Lab Findings - Increased
Diagnostic Test Results[previous][top][next]
- Other Tests & Procedures
  - Colonoscopy/Colitis/inflammed mucosa
  - TEST/Entero-Test/duodenal string test abnormal
- Pathology
- X-RAY With contrast
Associated Diseases & Rule outs[previous][top][next]
- Rule Outs
- Associated Disease & Complications
Disease Mechanism & Classification[previous][top][next]
- Specific Agent
  - AGENT/Antigenic variation usual
  - AGENT/Disease transmitted sexually/potential
  - AGENT/Endemic disease (ex)
  - AGENT/Epizootic disease (ex)
  - AGENT/Flagellated micro-organism (ex)
  - AGENT/Highly Contagious/infectious
  - AGENT/Intestinal parasite infestation (ex)
  - AGENT/Protozoal encysting physiology
  - AGENT/Protozoan bowel disease (ex)
  - AGENT/Protozoan disease (ex)
  - AGENT/Protozoan/oocyst transmission physiology
  - AGENT/Protozoan/plasmodia (category)
  - AGENT/Zoonosis disease (ex)
- Class
  - CLASS/Pediatric disorders (ex)
  - CLASS/Intestinal disorder (ex)
  - CLASS/Intestinal/stomach/gut (category)
  - CLASS/Jejunum involvement/disorder (ex)
- Pathophysiology
  - Pathophysiology/Carrier state occurs
  - Pathophysiology/Small inoculum/severe infection
  - Pathophysiology/Infectious diarrhea (ex)
  - Pathophysiology/Malabsorption
  - Pathophysiology/Peristalsis increased
- Process
  - PROCESS/INCIDENCE/Regional specific
  - PROCESS/Infection/agent specific (category)
Synonyms[previous][top][next]
- Synonym
  - Synonym/Lambliasis syndrome
Treatment[previous][top][next]
- Drug Therapy - Indication
  - RX/Antibiotic
  - RX/Furazolidone (Furoxone)
  - RX/Metronidazol (Flagyl)
  - RX/Nitazoxanide (Alinia)
  - RX/Paromomycin (Humatin)
  - RX/Quinacrine (Atabrine/Mepacrine) experimental
  - RX/Quinacrine (Mepacrine) (Not USA)
  - RX/Tinidazole (Fasigyn) (Not USA)
- Surgical Procedures or Treatments
  - SX/Biopsy
- Other Treatments
  - TX/Infection/isolation/quarantine
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