Human Giardiasis! Plz help!?

Question

i wanna know about this disease. is it dangerous? thanx !!!

Answer 1

Human giardiasis may involve diarrhea within 1 week of ingestion of the cyst, which is the environmental survival form and infective stage of the organism.

Normally illness lasts for 1 to 2 weeks, but there are cases of chronic infections lasting months to years. Chronic cases, both those with defined immune deficiencies and those without, are difficult to treat.


Giardia lamblia is frequently diagnosed by visualizing the organism, either the trophozoite (active reproducing form) or the cyst (the resting stage that is resistant to adverse environmental conditions) in stained preparations or unstained wet mounts with the aid of a microscope. A commercial fluorescent antibody kit is available to stain the organism. Organisms may be concentrated by sedimentation or flotation; however, these procedures reduce the number of recognizable organisms in the sample. An enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) that detects excretory secretory products of the organism is also available. So far, the increased sensitivity of indirect serological detection has not been consistently demonstrated.

Answer 2

I had it when I was about 10 years old. My mother took me to the doctor, and I had already had diarrhea for over a week. I remember having a severe stomach ache and the doctor gave me some little pills to take. It still didn't clear up, so I went back.. I ended up on a clear liquid diet and didn't eat for a very long time. A poop sample is what diagnosed it. It was traumatic for a 10 yr old.

Answer 3

http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/giardiasis/default.htm