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    Giardia duodenalis, also known as Giardia intestinalis and Giardia lamblia, is a flagellated parasitic protozoan microorganism of the genus Giardia that...
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    morphologically distinct species are recognised. Giardia duodenalis (=G. intestinalis, =G. lamblia) infect humans and other mammals, G. microti infects...
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    Giardiasis is a parasitic disease caused by Giardia duodenalis (also known as G. lamblia and G. intestinalis). Infected individuals who experience symptoms...
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    Protozoa serve as natural hosts. There is only one species in this genus: Giardia lamblia virus. Viruses in Giardiavirus are non-enveloped, with icosahedral...
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    they may be asymptomatic carriers. Unlike other parasitic protozoa (Giardia lamblia, Entamoeba histolytica, etc.), Trichomonas vaginalis exists in only...
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    indicated for the treatment of infection by Cryptosporidium parvum and Giardia lamblia in immunocompetent individuals and has been repurposed for the treatment...
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    Totiviridae is a family of double-stranded RNA viruses. Giardia lamblia, leishmania, trichomonas vaginalis, and fungi serve as natural hosts. The name...
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    occurring mostly as symbiotes or parasites of animals, as is the case with Giardia lamblia which causes diarrhea in mammals. A number of parabasalids and oxymonads...
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    antibiotic therapy, but is usually self-limited. Protozoans such as Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium and Cyclospora cayetanensis can also cause diarrhea...
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    and Rome. In early modern times, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek observed Giardia lamblia in his microscope in 1681, while Francesco Redi described internal...
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