giardiasis
noun
giar·di·a·sis
(ˌ)jē-ˌär-ˈdī-ə-səs 
jē-ər-,
jär-
plural giardiases
(ˌ)jē-ˌär-ˈdī-ə-ˌsēz
jē-ər-,
jär-
: infestation with or disease caused by a giardia
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Water in a stream, river or lake may look clean, but it can still be filled with bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can result in waterborne diseases, such as cryptosporidiosis or giardiasis.
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
The 46-year-old was diagnosed with giardiasis, an intestinal infection, and was hospitalized for four days while doctors treated his symptoms, drew blood and performed a CT scan.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
Symptoms of giardiasis include abdominal cramps, vomiting, fever, and diarrhea.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Research suggests that failure to adequately wash your hands between pooping and putting your hands in your mouth is likely the most common cause of giardiasis among campers.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2022
The giardia parasite causes the diarrheal disease giardiasis, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 15 June 2021
Larson herself had contracted a host of illnesses—dengue fever, hepatitis E, amoebiasis, giardiasis, eosinophilic meningitis, and cerebral malaria—and wanted to move closer to her father.
—Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, 12 June 2021
Norovirus infections, which cause vomiting and diarrhea, were the second most common, with 1.3 million cases, followed by the diarrheal disease giardiasis with just over 400,000 annual cases.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Dec. 2020
One Wilderness Society staffer contracted giardiasis after drinking water running off a glacier.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 19 June 2020
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Jack Irvin, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
The 46-year-old was diagnosed with giardiasis, an intestinal infection, and was hospitalized for four days while doctors treated his symptoms, drew blood and performed a CT scan.
—Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
Symptoms of giardiasis include abdominal cramps, vomiting, fever, and diarrhea.
—Discover Magazine, 29 June 2010
Research suggests that failure to adequately wash your hands between pooping and putting your hands in your mouth is likely the most common cause of giardiasis among campers.
—Wes Siler, Outside Online, 13 Aug. 2022
The giardia parasite causes the diarrheal disease giardiasis, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 15 June 2021
Larson herself had contracted a host of illnesses—dengue fever, hepatitis E, amoebiasis, giardiasis, eosinophilic meningitis, and cerebral malaria—and wanted to move closer to her father.
—Danielle Ofri, The New Yorker, 12 June 2021
Norovirus infections, which cause vomiting and diarrhea, were the second most common, with 1.3 million cases, followed by the diarrheal disease giardiasis with just over 400,000 annual cases.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 16 Dec. 2020
One Wilderness Society staffer contracted giardiasis after drinking water running off a glacier.
—Keith McCafferty, Field & Stream, 19 June 2020
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“Giardiasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/giardiasis. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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giardiasis
noun
giar·di·a·sis
(ˌ)jē-ˌär-ˈdī-ə-səs, ˌjē-ər-, jär-
plural giardiases
-ˌsēz
: infestation with or disease caused by a flagellate protozoan of the genus Giardia (especially G. lamblia) that is often characterized by diarrhea
called also lambliasis
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