RT Book, Section
A1 Oberhelman, Richard A.
A2 Rudolph, Colin D.
A2 Rudolph, Abraham M.
A2 Lister, George E.
A2 First, Lewis R.
A2 Gershon, Anne A.
SR Print(0)
ID 7031742
T1 Chapter 349. Giardiasis
T2 Rudolph's Pediatrics, 22e
YR 2011
FD 2011
PB The McGraw-Hill Companies
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-149723-7
LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=7031742
RD 2024/04/19
AB Giardia  lamblia  or  Giardia  intestinalis  is  a  protozoan  flagellate  that  is  among  the  most  common  disease-causing  parasites  in  the  United  States  and  the  most  frequently  identified  agent  of  waterborne  diarrhea.1  Cases  are  especially  common  in  areas  with  inadequate  water  and  sanitation  facilities.  Humans  are  the  major  reservoir  of  infection,  although  other  mammals,  such  as  dogs,  cats,  and  beavers,  may  be  colonized  and  excrete  cysts.  Massive  epidemics  have  occurred  after  the  contamination  of  reservoirs,  lakes,  and  streams,  especially  when  community  water  supplies  are  not  adequately  filtered.