Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
Intestinal Parasites: Helminths, Cestodes, Protozoa (and other ...
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Giardia Lamblia<br />
• Flagellated protozoa: cyst <strong>and</strong> trophozoite<br />
form<br />
• Transmission: ingestion of >10‐25 cysts from<br />
fecally contaminated water (human or animal)<br />
– Resistant to chlorination<br />
• GI tract: Excystation in proximal small<br />
bowelattaches to duodenum or jejunum,<br />
does not invade<br />
• Cysts excreted in stool