"Giardiasis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An infection of the SMALL INTESTINE caused by the flagellated protozoan GIARDIA. It is spread via contaminated food and water and by direct person-to-person contact.
| Descriptor ID |
D005873
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C03.432.481 C03.752.400 C06.405.469.452.481
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| Concept/Terms |
Giardiasis- Giardiasis
- Giardiases
- Lambliasis
- Lambliases
- Giardia Infection
- Giardia Infections
- Infection, Giardia
- Infections, Giardia
Giardia duodenalis Infection- Giardia duodenalis Infection
- Giardia duodenalis Infections
- Infection, Giardia duodenalis
- Infections, Giardia duodenalis
Giardia intestinalis Infection- Giardia intestinalis Infection
- Giardia intestinalis Infections
- Infection, Giardia intestinalis
- Infections, Giardia intestinalis
Giardia lamblia Infection- Giardia lamblia Infection
- Giardia lamblia Infections
- Infection, Giardia lamblia
- Infections, Giardia lamblia
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Giardiasis" by people in Profiles.
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Epidemiology of giardiasis and assemblages A and B and effects on diarrhea and growth trajectories during the first 8 years of life: Analysis of a birth cohort in a rural district in tropical Ecuador. PLoS Negl Trop Dis. 2023 11; 17(11):e0011777.
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Comparison of Cytokine Responses in Ecuadorian Children Infected with Giardia, Ascaris, or Both Parasites. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2017 Jun; 96(6):1394-1399.
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Prevalence and Predictors of Giardia in the United States. Dig Dis Sci. 2017 02; 62(2):432-440.
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Paediatrician and Caregiver Awareness of Cryptosporidiosis and Giardiasis in Children: US Survey Responses. Zoonoses Public Health. 2016 08; 63(5):410-9.
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Childhood parasitic infections endemic to the United States. Pediatr Clin North Am. 2013 Apr; 60(2):471-85.
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75-year-old man with fever, weight loss, and diarrhea. Mayo Clin Proc. 1998 Oct; 73(10):983-6.
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Epithelial cell proliferation in childhood enteropathies. Gut. 1996 Aug; 39(2):185-93.
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From Leningrad to the day-care center. The ubiquitous Giardia lamblia. West J Med. 1990 Aug; 153(2):154-9.
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A comparative study of furazolidone and placebo in addition to oral rehydration in the treatment of acute infantile diarrhea. Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl. 1989; 169:39-46.