Giardia lamblia Flashcards
1
Q
Group
A
Flagella
2
Q
DH
A
Humans
3
Q
IH
A
None
4
Q
Mode of travel
A
Ingestion of cyst in contaminated water
5
Q
Location
A
Small intestine
6
Q
Life cycle
A
Environment, ingested, Trophs, cysts
7
Q
Disease
A
Giardiasis
8
Q
Symptoms
A
Fatty diarrhea with no blood
9
Q
Treatment
A
Metronidazole
10
Q
Prevention
A
Don’t drink unfiltered water
11
Q
Diagnosis
A
Trophs or cysts in fecal smear
12
Q
Other
A
Pear shaped, multiflagellated, with 2 nuclei. Can cause lactose intolerance
