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Descriptions

A genus of flagellate intestinal protozoa parasitic in various vertebrates, including humans. Characteristics include the presence of four pairs of flagella arising from a complicated system of axonemes and cysts that are ellipsoidal to ovoidal in shape. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Giardia is the microscopic organism that causes giardiasis, an intestinal infection that affects people or animals. Giardia is found in water and on contaminated surfaces. Source: LOINC

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Giardia sp
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Giardia

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 贾第鞭毛虫属单个未知种
Synonyms: 梨形鞭毛虫;梨形鞭毛虫属;梨形鞭毛虫病;贾第虫;贾第虫属;贾第虫病;贾第鞭毛虫;贾第鞭毛虫病;贾第鞭毛虫单个未知种
fr-CA French (Canada) Giardia sp
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Giardia sp
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Giardia sp
it-IT Italian (Italy) Giardia sp
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Giardia sp
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Giardia sp
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) Giardia sp.
fr-BE French (Belgium) Giardia sp