Articles related to "Giardia Lamblia"

Giardia lamblia contaminates surface water all over the world and can cause an unpleasant prolonged intestinal illness known as giardiasis, or beaver fever.

Canada Geese, Branta canadensis, are great migrators that have adapted to life with humans. Studies show that they help spread human parasitic diseases to new places.

The mystery was, how did a 55 year old man with diarrhea for over a week get Giardiasis?

As many as 50,000 travelers a day suffer from traveler's diarrhea in high-risk countries. Risk is associated with destination, length of stay, and level of accommodations

Acute diarrhea, while common in children, affects adults about four times a year. Diarrhea is not a disease in itself, but a symptom of an underlying intestinal problem.

Infections that occur in animals and can be passed to humans are known as zoonotic diseases. Contact between humans and their pets results in millions of zoonotic infecti

Many protozoan parasites have a hardy stage that survives for long periods in soil and water. Others normally thrive and multiply in the environment.

Cryptosporidium parvum is a tiny parasite that causes outbreaks of diarrhea. Drinking water is one source of this parasitic disease, but there are others.

People call it "stomach-flu." For many who experience the episode, it resolves in a few days, but for some people it can be fatal.

Several infectious causes have been suspected for triggering irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), including bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites.

All are told to drink lots of water. It's healthy to do so. That's true only if the water is clean, pure and uncontaminated. "Think before you drink" is a good motto.

What you leave at home is as important as what you take when canoe tripping.