Giardia
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- noun
- /dʒiˈɑrdɪə/
- Specialized
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Giardia
- This serves to create a pin-point floc on the filter beds that attracts and holds minute particles, including Giardia cysts and viruses.
- Giardia cysts
- Giardia lamblia
- Giardia and cryptosporidium
Examples
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Symptoms of giardia infections include diarrhea and stomach cramps, which can last for several weeks.
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Although attempts have been made to "vaccinate" against protozoan species (such as giardia), no one has discovered a way to make an effective preventive against this class of organism.
Blog text (34) -
Most likely Giardia, which is this protozoan.
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The tributaries are clear; giardia is almost unheard of.
Fiction book (1993) -
This would increase the risk of inadequate disinfection and could increase the presence of cryptosporidium and giardia in the city's drinking water.
Academic text (1998) -
New eight-page buyer's guide shows how "alternate technology" water treatment cost-effectively removes giardia and cryptosporidium from surface water supplies.
Academic text (1997) -
The EPA has also recommended that populations served by these systems should have a risk of Giardia infection no greater than 1 case per 10,000 persons per year (8).
Academic text (1994) -
Studies have found that ozone, used as an alternative to chlorine for disinfection, not only reduces the formation of THMs and HAA, but is also effective as a disinfectant for the control of cryptosporidium and giardia.
Academic text (1998) -
At full production of 20 mgd in each plant, the contact time in the sedimentation basin is 45 minutes, resulting in an average Giardia disinfection CT (concentration X Time) credit (0.24 X 45) of 10.8 for Plant 1 and 6.3 for Plant 2.
Academic text (1998) -
A common way to become infected with Giardia is by drinking contaminated water while hiking.
Synonyms
Very small single-celled animals with tail-like parts that live as parasites in animals and people
A tiny living thing that lives in animals' stomachs or intestines, like chickens and rabbits, and often causes disease
A small parasite that causes leishmaniasis in people and animals
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Giardia is 'named after' the French scientist Giard, who studied tiny animals. That's why Giardia is the name for a group of tiny parasites that live in the intestines and can cause stomach illness.