 Giardiasis
"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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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Giardiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Brown JR, Schwartz CL, Heumann JM, Dawson SC, Hoenger A. A detailed look at the cytoskeletal architecture of the Giardia lamblia ventral disc. J Struct Biol. 2016 Apr; 194(1):38-48.
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Shin G, Linden KG, Faubert G. Reactivation of Giardia lamblia cysts after exposure to polychromatic UV light. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2010 Oct; 51(4):395-9.
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Uhlmann S, Galanis E, Takaro T, Mak S, Gustafson L, Embree G, Bellack N, Corbett K, Isaac-Renton J. Where's the pump? Associating sporadic enteric disease with drinking water using a geographic information system, in British Columbia, Canada, 1996-2005. J Water Health. 2009 Dec; 7(4):692-8.
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Shin GA, Linden KG, Faubert G. Inactivation of Giardia lamblia cysts by polychromatic UV. Lett Appl Microbiol. 2009 Jun; 48(6):790-2.
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Aijaz B, Beckman TJ. 25-year-old man with abdominal pain, nausea, and fatigue. Mayo Clin Proc. 2007 Mar; 82(3):359-62.
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Janoff EN, Mead PS, Mead JR, Echeverria P, Bodhidatta L, Bhaibulaya M, Sterling CR, Taylor DN. Endemic Cryptosporidium and Giardia lamblia infections in a Thai orphanage. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1990 Sep; 43(3):248-56.
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Janoff EN, Taylor DN, Echeverria P, Glode MP, Blaser MJ. Serum antibodies to Giardia lamblia by age in populations in Colorado and Thailand. West J Med. 1990 Mar; 152(3):253-6.
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Novotny TE, Hopkins RS, Shillam P, Janoff EN. Prevalence of Giardia lamblia and risk factors for infection among children attending day-care facilities in Denver. Public Health Rep. 1990 Jan-Feb; 105(1):72-5.
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Birkhead G, Janoff EN, Vogt RL, Smith PD. Elevated levels of immunoglobulin A to Giardia lamblia during a waterborne outbreak of gastroenteritis. J Clin Microbiol. 1989 Aug; 27(8):1707-10.
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Knisley CV, Engelkirk PG, Pickering LK, West MS, Janoff EN. Rapid detection of giardia antigen in stool with the use of enzyme immunoassays. Am J Clin Pathol. 1989 Jun; 91(6):704-8.
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