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LP14817-8Giardia spActive

Descriptions

LP14817-8   Giardia sp
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

LP14817-8   Giardia sp
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

Name
Giardia sp
Type
Component
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Giardia

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Language Variants Get Info

zh-CNChinese (China)
贾第鞭毛虫属
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
nl-NLDutch (Netherlands)
Giardia sp.
et-EEEstonian (Estonia)
Giardia sp
fr-BEFrench (Belgium)
Giardia sp
fr-CAFrench (Canada)
Giardia sp
it-ITItalian (Italy)
Giardia sp
ru-RURussian (Russian Federation)
Giardia sp
es-ESSpanish (Spain)
Giardia sp
tr-TRTurkish (Turkey)
Giardia sp