"Giardiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infection of the SMALL INTESTINE caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA. It is spread via contaminated food and water and by direct person-to-person contact.
| Descriptor ID |
D005873
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.432.481 C03.752.400 C06.405.469.452.481
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| Concept/Terms |
Giardiasis- Giardiasis
- Giardiases
- Lambliasis
- Lambliases
- Giardia Infection
- Giardia Infections
- Infection, Giardia
- Infections, Giardia
Giardia duodenalis Infection- Giardia duodenalis Infection
- Giardia duodenalis Infections
- Infection, Giardia duodenalis
- Infections, Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis Infection- Giardia intestinalis Infection
- Giardia intestinalis Infections
- Infection, Giardia intestinalis
- Infections, Giardia intestinalis
Giardia lamblia Infection- Giardia lamblia Infection
- Giardia lamblia Infections
- Infection, Giardia lamblia
- Infections, Giardia lamblia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Giardiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Giardiasis Treatment Challenges in a Pediatric International Adoption Clinic. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2017 10; 56(12):1160-1163.
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Prevalence of intestinal protozoa in communities along the Lake Victoria region of Uganda. Int J Infect Dis. 2013 Aug; 17(8):e658-9.
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Examination of naturally exposed bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) for Microsporidia, Cryptosporidium, and Giardia. J Parasitol. 2008 Feb; 94(1):143-7.
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Vitamin B12 deficiency and subclinical infection with Giardia lamblia in an adolescent with agammaglobulinemia of Bruton. J Adolesc Health. 1997 Jan; 20(1):58-61.
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Giardiasis in pregnancy. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1981 Aug 15; 140(8):895-901.