Giardiasis
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Broader Terms
parasitic gastrointestinal disorder, protozoal infection
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Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)
- Nature of Acute Disease: Giardiasis is the most frequent cause of non-bacterial diarrhea in North America.
- Return to top How does a person get this disease?Giardiasis is easy to catch if you drink untreated spring water or stream water.
- population has giardiasis,and this figure may be 20% or higher in developing countries, where giardiasis is a major cause of epidemic childhood diarrhea.
- What is giardiasis? Giardiasis is an infection of the intestine that can cause diarrhea.
- ) > Giardiasis Giardiasis, an illness that affects the digestive tract, is caused by a microscopic parasite called Giardia lamblia.
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