ZOONOTIC GIARDIASIS AND ITS COMPLICATIONS: A REVIEW ARTICLE

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1 Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566

2 2Department of Gastroenterology, The Armed Forces College of Medicine, Cairo 11711

3 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, October 6 University, Giza, Egypt

Abstract

Giardiasis is a protozoan flagellated zoonotic parasite, causing diarrheal disease caused by G.
duodenalis (or “Giardia” for short). Once a person or animal has been infected with Giardia, the
parasite lives in the intestines and is passed in stool (poop). It causes mild or severe diarrhea,
gas, stomach cramps, nausea (a feeling of stomach upset), or dehydration (body water loss causes
weakness of dizziness). Some people experience no symptoms at all. Cysts once pass are infective,
spreads easily and can spread from person to person or through contaminated water, food,
surfaces, or objects. Giardiasis shares some pathogens some or less the clinical manifestations.

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Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
Volume 53, Issue 2
August 2023
Pages 387-400

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