RT Book, Section
A1 Benedict, Katharine M.
A1 Yoder, Jonathan S.
A1 Ali, Mohsin
A2 Boulton, Matthew L.
A2 Wallace, Robert B.
SR Print(0)
ID 1182665474
T1 Giardiasis
T2 Maxcy-Rosenau-Last Public Health & Preventive Medicine, 16e
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781259644511
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1182665474
RD 2024/04/24
AB Giardiasis  is  caused  by  the  protozoan  parasite  Giardia  duodenalis  (formerly  called  G.  lamblia  or  G.  intestinalis).  This  anaerobic  flagellate  protozoan  is  found  on  surfaces  or  in  soil,  food,  or  water  that  has  been  contaminated  by  feces  from  humans  or  animals  hosting  the  parasite.  The  disease  has  substantial  global  burden;  for  2010,  the  World  Health  Organization  estimated  that  there  were  183.8  million  cases  worldwide  (95%  uncertainty  interval,  130.0–262.8  million).1  Annually,  more  than  1  million  cases  occur  in  the  United  States.2